

Essentials in the Marketplace
REAL TIME IN THE MARKETPLACE:
In 1999 James Williams, a Federal Reserve Banker, and his wife, Sandra, “stepped out of the box” and began applying their faith in an unusual marketplace. On their time off they picked up beer bottles and started to get to know folks at the Bent Tree Apartment Community in Southeast Memphis.
James and Sandra soon wanted to do more to help empower the folks there. James retired from the Federal Reserve and Sandra left her job as a public school teacher to help the many children at Bent Tree who could not read.
They started a small Bible study with no idea that it would grow into the Hope Fellowship Baptist Church located on the GMF-owned Bent Tree Complex. On three afternoons each week, over 100 children gather in two apartment units for homework assistance and tutoring as a part of Hope Fellowship’s ministry. Tune in to hear about the transformation taking place.
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