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Wellsburg church volunteers involved in Masterpiece Makeover outreach

Cindy Fraer, left, outreach director, and Linda Corle, executive pastor of Brooke Hills Free Methodist Church -- Contributed

WELLSBURG — An outreach team from Brooke Hills Free Methodist Church will be pampering residents of a women’s shelter next weekend while sharing the love of Jesus Christ.

Cindy Fraer, newly appointed outreach director of the Wellsburg church located at 1340 Washington Pike, said about 16 to 18 women from the church and four outside professionals donating their hair and makeup expertise will participate in a Masterpiece Makeover at Avis Arbor, the Washington City Mission women’s shelter, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 14.

“This is the first time this sort of thing has been done at a women’s shelter in the area,” Fraer said. “We are going to be doing hair, makeup, manicures, pedicures and foot massages as well as ministering to the women. Dress for Success Washington is teaming up with us to give each woman a complete outfit along with a purse, shoes, accessories and three personal care items,” Fraer explained.

“We have had corporate donations as well as people from the church donating items that will be given away the day of the makeover,” she added.

Fraer noted she and her husband, Richard, have volunteered and partnered in ministry with the New York School of Urban Ministry for 10 years and Living Ministry in Pittsburgh for four years. NYSUM has done the makeover in women’s shelters for 12 years.

“My husband and I had the vision to bring this ministry home and see it fulfilled in our own area,” she said.

“We feel these women deserve a day of pampering, and we want to minister to them the love of Christ,” Fraer explained, noting about 20 residents of the shelter will be beneficiaries of the special treatment.

“We want to reflect the love that he has for us in this manner.”

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