Football Player Tackles Expanding Communion Business

By Heather Adams
Israel Idonije started Blessed Communion in 2009. Image courtesy Teresa Myers/RN
Israel Idonije started Blessed Communion in 2009. Image courtesy Teresa Myers/RNS.
Jul 3, 2014
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Defensive lineman Israel Idonije was recently released from the Chicago Bears and, as a free agent, he isn’t sure what the future holds. But when he’s not on the gridiron, the Nigerian-born Idonije has another page in his playbook. Idonije has a side business, Blessed Communion, that sells pre-filled Communion cups to churches.

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Israel Idonije started Blessed Communion in 2009. Image courtesy Teresa Myers/RNS.