A World of Poverty: The Face of Poverty in America & Abroad
Thursday, March 4th | 8pm
Silk Auditorium in Mitchell Hall – Malone University

Many of us live lives of moderate wealth and safety. But there is a world out there of oppressive and uncontrollable poverty. It is down the street, across the continent, and on the other side of the globe. Many of these issues are not as easy to fix as some may believe, and often times are a result of greed, oppressive systems, and lack of available resources.

Come again to the Silk Room and learn about the lesser known world of poverty. In America it is common to think that poverty is only a product of laziness and addiction. While this plays a role in some respects, in developed countries there are many causes to poverty. In America specifically, the faces of poverty these days can even be working family members often called “the working poor.” In underdeveloped countries, the system is even more oppressive and difficult to escape with, for example, the growth of irresponsible and exploitative globalization. Join us as we dive into complex economic structures and the difficult world of poverty here in America and around the world.

A panel of speakers representing the diverse world of poverty will be here to help us wrestle with the tough realities. Coming from Refuge of Hope (a local serving partner of LoveCanton) is Scott Schnyders who is shelter manager, who brings a passion for helping the poor in Canton and information on poverty in America. Also, bringing to us his knowledge of the systemic causes of poverty and cultural analysis is Dr. Malcolm Gold, professor of Sociology in Malone University’s Social Sciences Department. Lastly, Jason Duff, a young entrepreneur from Ohio who speaks nationally on microfinance, will bring information on global poverty and a revolutionary tool for fixing it called microfinancing.

Celebration is when all LoveCanton Villages come together to celebrate what God is up to through singing, teaching, telling stories, and praying for each other.  Celebration reminds all of us that what Jesus is doing is so much bigger than our own thing, and is a great place to hear the larger vision of LoveCanton.

We are gathering together this sunday evening, 5:30 at Church of the Savior in downtown Canton.

For more information about our Celebration gathering please contact Brent Barger

Villages are the main way that we live out relationships up, in and out. They are the environments where we think we will best begin to become disciples of Jesus together and should be the communities people in LoveCanton think of first when the are asked “where do you go to church?”. Each village is centered around a common mission from Jesus to a network or neighborhood in Canton.  Villages will gather this week all around our city and we invite you to come be a part of the mission. Click here for more information about Villages.

“[Jesus] who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; for in him were all things created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and unto him; and he is before all things, and in him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. For it was the good pleasure of the Father that in him should all the fulness dwell; and through him to reconcile all things unto himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, I say, whether things upon the earth, or things in the heavens. And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works, yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and unreproveable before him: if so be that ye continue in the faith, grounded and stedfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which ye heard, which was preached in all creation under heaven; whereof I Paul was made a minister.”

Celebration gathers Sunday, 5:30pm at Church of the Savior, located on the SW corner of Cleveland Ave and Tuscararwas Street, Downtown Canton.