Pa. farmer who lived in mobile home leaves heavenly gift to tiny church: $2 million
- 9:24 PM EST, December 7, 2008
BLAIRSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — It's like a gift from God.
A tiny church in western Pennsylvania inherited more than $2 million from a farmer who lived in a mobile home.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported Sunday that John Ferguson left his entire estate to Hopewell United Methodist Church near the town of Black Lick.
The 71-year-old farmer attended the church before dying in January 2007. The gift has been in probate since then.
The church has just 80 members. Hopewell pastor Jason McQueen says a panel of congregation members will choose projects to be funded annually from the income generated by Ferguson's estate.
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3 responses so far ↓
1 richard // Dec 8, 2008 at 4:43 pm
I wish he had given some of that dough to me!
2 Heather // Dec 8, 2008 at 7:17 pm
Awww, that’s nice.
3 Heather // Dec 8, 2008 at 7:17 pm
That’s a cute little church too.
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