Lord's Acre Movement
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Lord's Acre Movement
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The Lord's Acre Movement is an international social movement that originated in Bluffton, Georgia in 1922, when Rev. Henry M. Melton asked each of the farmers in his congregation to set aside one acre of farmland, donating the proceeds of "the Lord's acres" to the church. After word spread that the acres were untouched by the boll weevil, the "Lord's Acre" quickly expanded into an international and interdenominational phenomenon, particularly after its success was reported in Time Magazine. As o
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International social movement that originated in Georgia in 1922
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord%27s_Acre_Movement
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2024-01-25T04:20:30Z
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