(RNS) — When the Rev. Janet Gullickson heard that churches would be eligible for Paycheck Protection Program loans at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, she sprang into action.
Gullickson, pastor of Love Power Church in Minneapolis, knew her small Pentecostal congregation might need a hand paying its bills after worship services were shut down in March of 2020. The PPP loan sounded like a godsend. So Gullickson contacted a local bank and applied. She aimed low, thinking the church only needed about $7,500.
Instead, the church got $75.