About Me

4200 Roosevelt Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19124
The Rev. Michael Couch has been preaching the “Good News” of Jesus Christ for more than 15 years. His commitment to building the family and building the Church through evangelism is guided by one burning thought: “Fight the Good Fight of Faith.” To this end, he has fought against the privatization of public schools, and against river boat and casino gambling. He has fought for stronger gun control legislation, fought for reform in criminal sentencing, and he has fought for a citywide AIDS awareness project. Yet one of his greatest fights for the family has been his work in housing. Realizing the wealth-building importance of owning a home and the many obstacles that stand in the way, Rev. Couch became the founding president of Christian Credit Development, a credit repair and mortgage brokerage service that, to date, has secured homes for more than 700 families.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Why should African American faith leaders care?

“I Am A Vessel and I Vote” is about creating, strengthening V.E.S.S.E.L.S., those you see, and minister, speak, preach to. Those who recognize the Black Church as “my, mine, ours”, members of the 79% who note religion as “very important” and the 76% who pray daily as well as the 53% who attend service at least once a week. (Source: The Pew Research Center in 2007 and the American Religious Identification Survey of 2008). It is about you as clergy, pastors, ministry and laity leaders who are firmly committed to increasing civic participation in communities that traditionally have been disenfranchised or discriminated against. It is for the least, the lost, the down trodden.

… persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down but not destroyed…

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