FULTON – Cathy Crisafulli is a 2022 Fulton Block Builder (FBB) Block Leader who for the past two years has led her block to apply for a FBB Pride Grant to assist State Street United Methodist Church.
“The church is a historical building in our neighborhood and does so much good for the community. Our block wanted to ‘give back.’ Each year the FBB Pride Grant has helped the church with much needed repairs such as brick pointing, painting and new clothing drop box,” Crisafulli said. “What’s more, our block participants personally helped purchase plants for landscaping and provided tools to the parish.”
Membership in the State Street United Methodist Church may be small but are mighty in their contributions to the community. They offer free monthly dinners, support the Salvation Army soup kitchen, donate much needed items to people displaced by house fires, collect clothing for the needy via a parking lot drop box, host blood drives, Boy Scout meetings and rummage sales.
This year, when the parishioners learned that there would be no meat in the Salvation Army’s holiday food boxes, they donated $2,000.
Board of Directors Jim Lindsley called Linda Eagan, FBB Director, to thank FBB for the support and the FBB Pride Grants.
“The church has been able to do more in the community. It’s not just about fixing up the church, everything is compounded because we can do more with our church funds,” Lindsley said. “We are a small congregation of about 25, but we do a lot. Our parish invites anyone seeking to find a church home that is welcoming, active, caring, and vibrant to join us on Sunday mornings at 11 a.m. The Fulton Block Builders Program is so important to Fulton’s revitalization efforts, and we are grateful to have this program in our community. We want to express our heartfelt thanks to Cathy Crisafulli and Fulton Block Builders for their support of the State Street Church.”
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