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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 />
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