{"id":31903,"date":"2022-04-18T21:26:52","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T01:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=31903"},"modified":"2022-04-18T21:26:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T01:26:52","slug":"soul-shop-ministering-to-faith-communities-affected-by-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/04\/18\/soul-shop-ministering-to-faith-communities-affected-by-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Soul Shop: Ministering to faith communities affected by suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is estimated that one out of every two people in any given congregation has personally been affected by suicide. Soul Shop trains faith community leaders to offer support, hope and connection to those in their congregations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hosted by Genesee Orleans Wyoming (GOW) Pathway to Hope, along with Northgate Free Methodist Church, and co-sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Soul Shop equips participants with the resources and guidance they need to foster hope in their community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are a faith-based leader (<strong>Pastor, Lay Leader, Youth Group Leader, Sunday School Teacher, etc<\/strong>.), please join us on <strong>May 24th from 9am-4pm at Northgate FMC \u2013 South Campus \u2013 350 Bank Street Road, Batavia.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cost is $10 and includes a light breakfast, lunch and snacks, along with materials to take with you. To register: https:\/\/soulshop524.attendease.com or call\/email Karen Heisig at kheisig@afsp.org (315) 664-0346 for more information<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press release It is estimated that one out of every two people in any given congregation has personally been affected by suicide. Soul Shop trains faith community leaders to offer support, hope and connection to those in their congregations. Hosted by Genesee Orleans Wyoming (GOW) Pathway to \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/04\/18\/soul-shop-ministering-to-faith-communities-affected-by-suicide\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[79,6,16],"tags":[2992,2993,2991],"class_list":["post-31903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-genesee","category-orleans-county","category-wyoming-county","tag-genesee-orleans-wyoming-gow-pathway-to-hope","tag-northgate-free-methodist-church","tag-soul-shop"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-8iz","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11019,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2019\/09\/11\/gow-pathway-to-hope-holds-helping-of-hope-breakfast\/","url_meta":{"origin":31903,"position":0},"title":"GOW Pathway to Hope holds &#8220;Helping of Hope Breakfast&#8221;","author":"aka","date":"September 11, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"GOW(Genesee, Orleans, Wyoming)Pathway to Hope held their second annual Helping of Hope Breakfast at the Generation Center at 15 Center street on Tuesday morning. 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