Wellsville's First Christian Church held their first day of their Bread of Life Outreach Ministry this morning. The ladies manning the table told us the bread is purchased by the church from an area bakery. The free bread will be given out every 3rd Thursday of the month from 9 AM to Noon and is labeled with an inspiring scripture verse.
The bread is free to anyone who stops by. There is no obligation other than stopping by for a loaf or two. Everyone is welcome. It's just another way of reaching out to their Wellsville area neighbors. When the weather turns the give-away will be moved indoors for everyone but the guy holding the sign!
Pastor Mark Blakely remarked that efforts were made not to be in conflict with any other Wellsville parish's programs. The idea was brought up by First Christian member Bonny Pershon and took off from there.
If you missed it today they'll be back in November...
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3 comments:
I am impressed. FCC does so much for the Wellsville people. Thank you very much.
Too bad none of the other churches get a mention. Some churches have been doing this for years
Sounds like "sour milk"...
Yes, the Covenant Presbyterian and the folks at New Life Ministry have both been doing this for some time and they are to be commended. First Christian Pastor Blakely remarked that the bread give-away at Covenant is so popular they usually run out of bread before quitting time. That is one of the reasons they decided to start thier own. He also mentioned that they did not want to interfer with any of the other Wellsville church's programs.
We believe all the give-away programs are scheduled toward the end of the month when funds for some families get low. As hard as it is to fathom in this land of plenty those loaves of bread is literally "the bread of life"...
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