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Pastor Charlie Muller Selected As Finalist on "All The Ways You Care" Contest Hosted by CVS Pharmacy

Pastor Charlie highlighted for work in setting up city missions for children

ALBANY, NY (03/05/2008; 1259)(readMedia)-- Pastor Charlie Muller of Albany, NY was selected as a finalist on “All The Ways You Care” contest hosted by CVS Pharmacy and highlighted on Good Morning America. The ten finalists were selected out of thousands of entries. Each entry was awarded $16,000 dollars for their work in caring for others. Pastor Charlie was highlighted for his work in the inner-city, serving over 50,000 meals to children each year. His J.C. Club Children’s Mission has become a safe haven for inner-city children. You can read Pastor Charlie’s story at www.allthewaysyoucare.com.

In May of this year, Pastor Charlie will open a second center. This center will include clothing and other resources for inner-city children who live in at-risk areas of cities that are full of gang violence, drugs and poverty. This new center will also house a kid’s church – a church just for kids who live in these at risk-areas. It is always the children who suffer from poverty, hunger and dysfunctional families, but with two centers open, no child will have to go hungry in Albany, and this year many other needs of hurting children will be met.

Most people don’t realize that 30% of inner city children go to bed hungry. Every city has a mission for adults on drugs and alcohol, but what about the child? This year with two centers open and with the struggling economy, Pastor Charlie believes he will serve over 100,000 meals to inner-city children. Last year, during just two summer months, 47,000 meals were delivered to 13 city parks. This year, that number will almost double.

In 2006, Pastor Charlie traveled to Washington D.C. to receive the Jefferson Award for Community Service in upstate New York. His efforts in taking care of children has cultivated a passion to go to other cities and help other ministries start up missions for children that will allow them to receive the help they need. Churches from other cities have begun to seek out Pastor Charlie because they realize the great need to reach out to the victims of poverty, drugs and gang violence in their cities.

Pastor Charlie is Pastor of a 300 member church, Victory Church of Albany. Most of the members of Victory come from broken backgrounds, and the church looked upon as a hospital for those in need of healing in one way or another. This small church, located in the heart of Albany, has made a decision to invest in missions for children and hold outreaches throughout the city.

The church owns 38 pieces of property, including low income housing; two state-of-the-art children’s feeding centers with full commercial kitchens to make and serve all the meals; a 10,000 sq ft church; and lots of land that enables them to do outreach. One of the gems owned by the church is a 30,000 sq ft armory building.

Finances are always a challenge for a small ministry doing big things. But Pastor Charlie believes “if it is bigger than you, it is God, and God will supply all the needs”. Small churches CAN affect entire cities. Pastor Charlie has invested over a million dollars into serving hurting children in Albany, NY. He proves that as we meet the needs around us, God will help us in our mission. You can contact Pastor Charlie at (518) 434-6100 or (518)857-0726. To view the website, go to www.godinthecity.com.