Chico community celebrates Bethel AME Church restoration
Chico s historic 150-year-old Bethel AME Church was restored during the pandemic. The church has been in three Chico locations but has been on 9th and Linden since 1957.
Posted: Mar 14, 2021 10:15 AM
Posted By: Amy Lanski
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CHICO, Calif. - The historic 150-year-old Bethel AME Church in Chico was restored during the pandemic. The church has been in three Chico locations but has been on 9th and Linden since 1957.
Bettye Graves says she used to come to the church with her mother. I have been coming to this church for over 50 years, she told Action News Now reporter Amy Lanski on Saturday.
This isn t the first time Rodgers has given back to his hometown. The NFL star donated $1 million to Camp Fire recovery through a fund at NVCF in 2018, which eventually raised more than $3 million as his fans and business partners got on board. Rodgers was a founding member of the Butte Strong Fund along with NVCF and Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. The Butte Strong Fund and other Camp Fire funds have granted $37 million for fire relief and recovery. Rodgers also has been involved in coronavirus and North Complex Fire relief efforts.
The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon last month. Rodgers announced their engagement on Feb. 8.
All 80 of those businesses will receive grants through the Aaron Rodgers Small-Business COVID-19 Fund at North Valley Community Foundation in Chico. The grants will total over $1 million. These grants will help cover rent for an average of three months or longer, and they also will assist in other operational costs.
Julie Kampfen and her sister Jamie thought they were meeting with the North Valley Community Foundation over a Zoom call to get an update on their application but they received a big surprise when Aaron Rodgers popped up on their screen. I physically felt the gratitude over Zoom while talking to him, said Kampfen. I wanna laugh, I wanna cry, I wanna cheer. It s something I think about every night when I go to bed and every morning when I wake up, how am I going pay these bills, how am I going make payroll? Are we going to have customers today?, she said.
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