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Living In A Just World Takes Consistent Intention To Be The Change
December 6, 2021
Image: Robert Lah Trio performing during a live stream concert on YouTube benefiting people experiencing homelessness seeking care at AHCH. Photo courtesy of St. John’s Music Ministry Facebook (November 2020).
Living In A Just World Takes Consistent Intention To Be The Change
Matt Greer, a Steward of Talent, Compassion, and Faith.
AHCH is thrilled to share with you “Music from St, Johns,” a weekly livestream concert series hosted by St. Johns United Methodist Church (SJUMC) Music Ministries on their YouTube channel. With past support from this extraordinary effort, AHCH was able to help people with the delivery of responsive and innovative care to people experiencing homelessness during the pandemic.
Last season, the livestreamed concerts raised $6,200 from 113 gifts from listeners and followers. SJUMC Music Ministries, its listeners and followers, came together and created a virtuous community that made a difference.
We deeply appreciate that the AHCH mission will again receive support from online donations. Thanks to support from groups like St. John’s Music Ministries and people who believe in our mission.
AHCH: What did the idea of wanting to do something great have to do with your career?
Matt: “Always viewed professional work as building collaboration, inspire, energize, other people to do great stuff all at the same time. Being in front of St. John’s Congregation creates a community, so people feel part of a community to effect change.”
AHCH: What are your passions?
Matt: “Reading and making music with people. Living in Albuquerque with my lovely and talented wife and our cat who runs the show in our little home.”
AHCH: What are you grateful for?
Matt: “Being in a congregation, willing to work through this (pandemic) and continue to build community, especially in these times.”
AHCH: Why Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless?
Matt: “A choir member knew Jenny (Chief Executive Officer of AHCH). I put out feelers and I had an immediate connection with Jenny and have since been so impressed with everyone I came into contact with (AHCH staff, board members, and volunteers). Very impressive! Also, I wanted to work with an organization that works toward social justice versus an organization that relies on a charity model.”
AHCH: Thank you, Matt for sharing a bit of yourself and your passion with us. Thank you SJUMC Music Ministries for your continued partnership and we are so grateful for the music ministry and its positive effects on those in need during this time.
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On April 27, 2020, Director of Music and Worship Arts Matt Greer, along with the St John’s United Methodist Church (SJUMC) Music Ministries team, announced on their Facebook page the live-stream concert series: “Music from St. John’s.” For over a decade, SJUMC has helped meet the mission of AHCH and recently, the Music Ministries live streamed concerts on SJUMC’s YouTube channel and the outpouring of support for people in need who are seeking care at AHCH has been amazing. Thanks to support from groups like Matt’s and people who believe, AHCH has demonstrated new ways to deliver health care and social services to unhoused people during the pandemic, examples include developing better ways to link people with public benefits, more street medicine teams and consistent presence on the streets where people are experiencing homelessness. These innovations and strong history encourages champions like Matt to engage their communities in larger and impactful issues such as ending homelessness with AHCH. Also, the HCH model is shown to build partnerships, develop meaningful philanthropic values, and create solutions to community challenges. In 2020, Matt featured local musicians, composer and oud virtuoso Rahim Alhajand, and expressive vocalists on a YouTube live stream platform to not only fill our Wednesday afternoons with music, but to connect his listeners and followers to the urgency unsheltered people were facing during the early onset of the pandemic. The live streamed concerts raised $6,200 from 113 gifts from listeners and followers. It takes a village to end homelessness. SJUMC Music Ministries, its listeners and followers, came together created a virtuous community that made a world of difference for people in need during this ongoing pandemic.- RELATED: Dedicated Group of Advocates Working to End Homelessness Through Effective and Personal Fundraising Model (March, 2021).
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