8/21/14 - A pastor from Fowlerville will feed his need for speed this month at the Spartan Speedway as part of a fundraising effort for a humanitarian effort in Liberia. Pastor Dan VanderVelde and the Fowlerville Freedom Center are working to raise money for a December trip to the West African nation, where they hope to complete the construction of a building that will serve as a school and clinic for the village of Gbanga. Volunteers from the village are already clearing an area for the building, and a team of workers from the Fowlerville church will travel there around Christmas to lay the bricks. On August 29th, the Spartan Speedway will be hosting a whole day of racing, including a special race for local clergy called âFaster Pastor.â Participating pastors will be given a chance to race around the track in whatever vehicles they bring. VanderVelde will be among the racers, and the Freedom Center is currently selling tickets to the race. For every $10 ticket they pre-sell, they can keep 50% of the cost for their humanitarian trip to Liberia. So far, about $100 has been raised this way. For more information, follow the link below. Pastors from Oak Grove United Methodist Church in Howell and the Place of Refuge in Fowlerville will be racing as well. (TD)
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