The Inter-Mountain file photo Volunteers serve a free community Thanksgiving meal at the Railyard Restaurant in Elkins. The free meal was sponsored by Summit Church in conjunction with Randolph Coalition of Christian Churches. A free Christmas dinner is planned.
Editor’s note: The Inter-Mountain’s Comfort and Joy series will continue in each edition leading up to Christmas Eve.
ELKINS — Through its “Feed the City” outreach program, the Summit Church in Elkins continues to do its part to help the needy and less fortunate throughout the area.
On the final Tuesday of each month, the church provides a free meal to anyone in the area who comes to the dinner. During the event the church also provides clothing for anyone in need and has interactive activities for children, such as face painting and games.
During the holidays the church provides holiday dinners for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. Last month’s “Feed the City” event was held on Thanksgiving Day. Those who attended were served all of the traditional fixings served on the holiday. Take out was also available for those not wanting to stay and free winter clothing was handed out to those in need of warm clothes.
This year’s Christmas Dinner will be offered on Dec. 28 and the church has gone the extra mile to purchase gifts for the children who come to the dinner.
“We have compiled a list of some of the kids that come to ‘Feed the City’ and we have bought a bunch of gifts for them and for some others that may show up this year,” Summit Church Pastor Kevin Jones told The Inter-Mountain. “So when the kids come for the meal, they will have some presents to open up as well.”
Each Christmas the church also hosts an annual Holiday Season Event and this year’s function will feature a concert by the Shaffer Band on Sunday at 7 p.m. The concert is free and coffee, tea and hot chocolate will be provided. The public is encouraged to attend. Earlier in the day, the church will also hold its annual Christmas play at 10 a.m.
Members and volunteers at the church will also be busy during a select week this month as they get the food pantry ready for distribution. Workers will spend a total of three days unloading the trucks that deliver the food, packing it away and then handing it out on the distribution date.
“Right now our food pantry distribution is monthly, but we would like to make it so we have it a couple times a month,” said Jones. “We have turned our youth building into only a food pantry so hopefully we can fill it full of food and get it out to those in need.”
Jones said the bank typically gets around 750 cases of food per month but that he would like the church to start getting around 3,000 so that it could help more people out.
For more information on happenings at the Summit Church go to www.summitelkins.com.
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