(By Tesalon Felicien, The Greenville News, S.C.). A small Greenville church with a predominantly black congregation is rejoicing after receiving an anonymous $2,000 donation that also came with a unique apology.
Members of the Nicholtown Presbyterian Church [PCUSA], at 201 Carter St., found the typed letter along with two post office money orders, each for a $1,000, in the church’s mailbox last week.
In the letter dated May 13, the donor gave two reasons for sending the money.
“First, I am white and used to be a terrible racist.”
The $2,000 donation they said was a “heartfelt apology to African American Community, and a sign of God’s love for you, and as a sign of my love for you as well.”
The second reason was to show that “miracles, just as in Biblical times, still happen today, this is it!”
Beverly Kelly, pastor of the Mattoon Presbyterian Church and moderator of the session for Nicholtown Presbyterian Church, said the donation came at the perfect time.
“It’s like a miracle,” Kelly laughed.