Record Flooding Takes Toll on Congregation’s Families

EAST GREENWICH, RI (April 6, 2010) – The homes of at least “a couple hundred” people and half the staff at Christ Church experienced some level of flooding due to record-breaking rains that have recently deluged the area.

I am the vine;you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; Apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5

Invitation to GROW is a simple but comprehensive approach to help persons grow closer to God, wrestle with issues of faith, become attentive to the transforming power of Holy Spirit, discover their giftedness, and enter into a life of significance with God.

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