Our Soup kitchen has now been running for over five years and is open every Friday except for Good Friday and New Year’s Eve week. Numbers are regularly between 25 to just over 40. Every year we put on a special treat for our Christmas dinner, including all the trimming one would expect of a normal family Christmas dinner.  

 The volunteers who prepare the food always pay for it out of their own pocket with the church paying for special nights such pizza and BBQ nights. This last year we were grateful for the support in the form of a grant given by the Christmas Engagement initiative of the BUV. The money provided enabled the staff to put on a great spread of Christmas favourites, including turkey and lamb – the more expensive meats and not usually enjoyed by this crowd.   

With over 50 attending the support was well used and appreciated. Such acts of partnership go a long way to encourage members of the church that they are not alone in their endeavours, so from all the staff of the Christian Community Church Morwell soup kitchen a heartfelt thank you.

By Peter Harvey

 

 

Source: BUV News