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The men have sponsored a Halloween Party for <strong>Westminster</strong><br />

and neighborhood children. In 1989 an estimated one<br />

hundred children and their parents attended the Halloween<br />

party.<br />

In April 1994, thirty-six men from <strong>Westminster</strong> attended<br />

the Promise Keepers Conference at the Pontiac Silverdome.<br />

In 1996 the Men’s Fellowship sponsored Corky Erickson of<br />

Young Life and Pastor May in attending the Promise Keepers<br />

Pastor’s Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.<br />

A <strong>Westminster</strong> men’s softball team played in the Ann<br />

Arbor church league for many years – with varying degrees<br />

of success. Bringing home the winning trophy was a cause<br />

for rejoicing by all <strong>Westminster</strong> members. In addition, an<br />

erstwhile group of men met on Saturday mornings for a fastpaced<br />

basketball game at a local school.<br />

Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN)<br />

In September of 1992 the Session voted to participate in an<br />

Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN) community program<br />

to provide shelter, meals and assistance to homeless families.<br />

Area churches and synagogues hosted three to five homeless<br />

families for one week every two or three months on a rotating<br />

schedule. Barbara Dick and Peter Quiroz spearheaded<br />

and organized <strong>Westminster</strong>’s participation in the program.<br />

Approximately sixty volunteers attended the initial training<br />

sessions. The first week of hosting for <strong>Westminster</strong> was November<br />

8–12, 1992. In March 2001, IHN moved to Alpha<br />

House, a new permanent facility on Jackson Road. <strong>Westminster</strong>’s<br />

association with IHN continued until 2002, completing<br />

ten years of service to homeless families.<br />

Endowment Fund<br />

In June 1999 a task force was appointed by the Session to plan<br />

for an establishment of a permanent endowment fund. At a<br />

138—the story continues

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