By Pastor Russ Hall
Valley View United Methodist
We all know that the pain of addiction, grief, and homelessness runs deeply within this community. We see the symptoms of decades of systems, structures, and neglect that is tearing families apart. We do not have to bring in outsiders to fill the Española Pathways Shelter because it is full with our sons and daughters, nieces and nephews, friends and community members who would otherwise be bereft.
The Española Pathways Shelter is a presence of hope in this community to those who have lost hope. We cannot imagine, nor do we want our community to endure a reality, in which the EPS does not exist to serve and offer hope to those who need it most. The alternative would require us, as a community, to devise solutions without proper resources, expertise, and knowledge. Our community deserves better.
We are honored to lift our voices together in support of the life-changing and sacrificial work of the Española Pathways Shelter. Our faith compels us to be voices for compassion, resiliency, and hope and EPS is welcoming our family members, friends, and community in a way that we wholeheartedly support. They offer safety, shelter, food, and resources for those who need it most. We are honored to serve alongside EPS and commit to continuing our faith lived out through our action.
Abide,
Tiffany Hollums
Executive Director
McCurdy Ministries
(859)462-9730 cell
The Reverend J Bradley Bennett
United Methodist Elder (retired)
Chair, Board of Pension & Health Benefits
NM Conference of the United Methodist Church
(432) 770-2981
Rev. Russ Hall, ret.
Valley View United Methodist
287 Spruce
Espanola, NM
(479) 366-5429 cell
Deacon Amy Schmuck
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church
Los Alamos, NM 87544
deaconamy@bethluth.com
Rev. Jerry Kuyk
Transitional Pastor
White Rock Presbyterian Church
(505)321-7973 cell
Rev. Matt Bridges
Pastor, St. John’s United Methodist Church, Santa Fe
pastormattbridges@gmail.com
D.G. Hollums (he/him)
Lead Pastor / Community Curator / Contemplative Photographer
Cell:// 859-462-7629 Office:// 505-471-0997
Email:// argonhollums@gmail.com
Rabbi Jack Shlachter
Los Alamos Jewish Center
2400 Canyon Road
Los Alamos, NM 87544
Marshall Cook
Senior Pastor, White Rock Baptist Church
Reverend Tina DeYoe
Minister Pro Tem of the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos