VOL.
11, No.
5 MARCH 12, 2010BATON ROUGE, LA
NON-PROFIT
U.
S.
POSTAGE
PAIDBATON
ROUGE,LA
PERMIT#575
527NorthBlvd.
BatonRouge,LA
70802-5700
A Welcoming Church
Health kits / 4
Change the world / 3
Peoples UMC / 8
Editor’s Note: I recently covered a
story...
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VOL.
11, No.
5 MARCH 12, 2010BATON ROUGE, LA
NON-PROFIT
U.
S.
POSTAGE
PAIDBATON
ROUGE,LA
PERMIT#575
527NorthBlvd.
BatonRouge,LA
70802-5700
A Welcoming Church
Health kits / 4
Change the world / 3
Peoples UMC / 8
Editor’s Note: I recently covered a
story at First UMC in Slidell regarding a
health kit challenge the congregation
participated in with a church from
Indianapolis.
I had the pleasure of meeting Leslie Landeche, who serves on staff
as the church’s Welcoming Ministries
Director.
I was impressed by the church’s
focus on hospitality, so I interviewed
Leslie and have written the following
story to share their ideas with our readers.
Standing at the rear of the sanctuary at
the end of Sunday morning services, an
energetic usher is quick to show Leslie
Landeche where a first-time visitor to
First UMC, Slidell is sitting.
Almost
simultaneously, Rev.
Wybra Price, senior
pastor, introduces the congregation to
Leslie, inviting guests to join her at the
rear of the church to find o
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