{"id":40301,"date":"2018-10-30T09:44:57","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T13:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=40301"},"modified":"2018-10-30T09:45:22","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T13:45:22","slug":"florida-pastor-honored-for-generosity-to-cape-coral-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2018\/florida-pastor-honored-for-generosity-to-cape-coral-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida pastor honored for generosity to Cape Coral community"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dennis Gingerich, an alumnus of Eastern Mennonite University and Eastern Mennonite Seminary, has been recognized for his generosity to his hometown of Cape Coral, Florida. He was awarded the 2018 Elmer Tabor Generosity Award from the Cape Coral Community Foundation at an October ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gingerich earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in Bible and social work in 1976 and a Master of Divinity in 1979. With his wife Linda Augsburger Gingerich \u201877, he has served his community of Cape Coral, Florida, since 1986. <\/span><\/p>\n

Gingerich is the founding pastor of Cape Christian Fellowship, which is now attended by 3,000 each weekend. The church built a park with a splash pad for city residents, and started a holistic health center for working uninsured and underinsured residents. It has served 6,000 in the last four years.<\/span><\/p>\n

He is also the lead chaplain for the Cape Coral Police Department, a position he has held for 22 years, and has served on several local non-profit boards. His award-winning nature photography has been featured on travel magazines and elsewhere.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Cape Coral Community Foundation\u2019s Elmer Tabor Award<\/span><\/a> was established to recognize outstanding philanthropists in the community who have a record of exceptional generosity, show civic and charitable responsibility, and demonstrate leadership that inspires others to a life of generosity.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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