'Indy Timeline' of Upcoming Events IndyStar Editorial: Convention Center draws other local benefits too
[Great editorial by the Star staff today...]"[Indianapolis Star] position is: Local benefits of hosting large national conventions are on display this week.
Forgive us for mixing religion and politics, but we just can't resist the temptation.
You see the Church of the Nazarene convention is in town, and the witness that the 40,000 participants are providing stretches well beyond the doors of their churches. By the time they finish work today, more than 2,200 Nazarenes will have helped repair 110 homes in the city. Other volunteers will have fixed up more than 20 city parks.
But not even those good deeds measure the extent of the convention's benefits to the city. Participants are filling hotels and restaurants, on course to spend about $40 million in Central Indiana by the time the convention ends July 1."
[continued at IndyStar.com]
[IndyChristian.com Ed.Note: Christ-like acts of service to the city's poor speak loudly. Again, God bless all of you who are involved in such projects. Btw, here's a community ministry founded by the Nazarenes, which stays in Indy all year, every year... Shepherd Community. And later this year... in November, Indianapolis will host the national CCDA convention, bringing thousands of Christian community development folks to our city.]
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