When I first spoke to Pastor Gerry Johnson of Trinity Lutheran Church I was immediately struck by his enthusiasm to bring ONE’s message to his congregation. He told me that he wanted to plan a ONE Sunday for not only his church, but for every Lutheran church in Washington County, Maryland! When he brought the idea to fellow church leaders in the county, they all agreed to host a ONE Sunday on the same day!

For those of you unfamiliar with the term “ONE Sunday,” let me explain. Across America, churches are incorporating ONE into their services by relating their faith’s message on poverty to today’s world. Some church choirs even get into the spirit of things by singing songs from another country, or by singing hymns related to their belief to care for all other peoples. In Pastor Gerry’s church, even the children were introduced to the concept of ONE during their Sunday school.

I was totally blown away by the Lutherans of Washington County and their bold step to support ONE through such coordinated action. To learn how you can bring ONE’s message to your place of worship, you can contact your local ONE organizer at giveyourtime@one.org.