MURRELLS INLET, S.C.—Belin Memorial United Methodist Church will host “Red Light – An Effort to STOP Human Trafficking” on Saturday, August 29, 2015 from 9:30 AM to 2 PM. This free, community event held in the Family Life Center at Belin Memorial UMC seeks to bring attention to the horrific reality of human trafficking. The symposium will feature U.S. Senator Tim Scott, Fifteenth Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson, Medical Missionary to the Dominican Republic Vanessa Suggs, and Belin Memorial UMC Associate Pastor the Rev. Scott Johnson.
According to the International Labour Organization, there are 29 million people trapped in slavery worldwide, and 80 percent of the victims are female. “We feel called to make ourselves aware of a local and international epidemic and to move ourselves towards Christian action,” said the Rev. Scott Johnson.
Sponsored by the Belin United Methodist Women and the United Methodist Men, the Red Light event focuses on both “awareness and action,” Johnson says. Each of the speakers will bring a unique perspective to the reality of human trafficking by offering political, social and theological insights to raise awareness. Participants who plan to attend the event are asked to bring toiletry items that will be donated to Sea Haven, which is a residential facility for homeless teenagers and is located in Little River, S.C.
To register for this event, please visit Belin Memorial UMC’s website at www.belinumc.org and fill out the registration form online. Lunch is provided by Chick-fil-A of Murrells Inlet.
Belin Memorial United Methodist Church is a church of more than 2,000 members whose mission is to “Make disciples of Jesus Christ.” The five core values of the church are to “Love the Lord, Love your neighbor, Love the least, Love the lost, and Love learning.” Belin Memorial UMC was founded in 1925 and is located in the heart of Murrells Inlet, S.C.
