A Virginia megachurch has paid off more than $1 million in rent debt, saving 338 families from eviction in one of the largest faith-led housing relief efforts in recent years.
The donation, totaling $1,049,000, was made by Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria and directed toward families living in public housing who were at risk of losing their homes.
The announcement came during an Easter Sunday service, when Rev. Howard-John Wesley revealed how the church’s annual SEEK initiative – a period of fasting, prayer, and giving – had translated into life-changing support for hundreds of households…