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Scottsdale Bible Church launches $1M ‘Bridging the digital divide’ for student laptops

Posted 12/14/20

Leadership of Scottsdale Bible Church recently responded to the number of Valley children struggling to learn remotely, without access to computers at home.

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Scottsdale Bible Church launches $1M ‘Bridging the digital divide’ for student laptops

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Leadership of Scottsdale Bible Church recently responded to the number of Valley children struggling to learn remotely, without access to computers at home.

On Sunday, Dec. 6, SBC Pastor Jamie Rasmussen presented the “Bridging the Digital Divide” initiative to the congregation with a challenge to raise $1,000,000 to provide more than 5,200 laptops for city of Phoenix students who need them, according to a press release.

Describing the effort as, “Go big or go home,” he presented the initiative as the largest community giving project in the church’s history to the congregation, the release said, adding that “this is no time to shrink back, but to shine” because of economic concerns around COVID and the effects on families in the community.

“Bridging the Digital Divide” is a rare partnership between a church, a secular non-profit, public schools, and the local government, the release said, noting the “opportunity to bring hope and relief to school teachers and administrators who long to help their students succeed.”

The non-denominational Scottsdale Bible Church’s weekly attendance averages 7,000 in Sunday services held at 8, 9:45 and 11:30 a.m. with campuses in central Scottsdale at 7601 E. Shea Blvd., Cave Creek, 6363 E. Dynamite Road and north Phoenix, 2501 E. Cactus Road.

See: scottsdalebible.com.