In the News ... "Church plans hospital ministry in former bookstore building"

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• Will serve as a resource for the loved ones of long-term hospital patients

Steve Kuhlmann, Reporter
Midland Reporter-Telegram

MIDLAND, TEXAS - While a shopping center changing hands is not too surprising, it’s not often that the organization buying it is a church. One Hope Church of Christ, which bought the shopping center that previously housed local bookstore Miz B’s Books, is hoping to move into its new property by the end of May.

The young church’s pastor, the Rev. Scott Sheppard, said the church chose the location for one very specific reason — its proximity to Midland Memorial Hospital.

“We really want to be a ministry to the hospital,” said Sheppard, adding many of the church’s members have had personal experiences with family members in long-term hospital stays ...

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