First Church members have been preparing meals for the homeless, by way of the Loaves and Fishes program, for many years. These people volunteer to make and/or service meals at a Springfield soup kitchen on the second Sunday of each month.
Each month, one First Church member serves as the monthly coordinator to make sure that the proper number of meals find their way to the Springfield church where the meal will be served. Members assemble casseroles (the recipes are easy!) or buy vegetables or make/buy brownies. Each month a church board or committee or group is responsible for getting the meal together and for helping to serve that meal (including the YES Youth groups and the Board of Children's Ministries, shown in photo above).
On most Sundays, there is an insert in the worship bulletin where you can sign up to cook. If you aren’t a cook, you can sign up to donate vegetables or brownies, or you can write in at the bottom that you’ll drive the meals to the Springfield church, or help serve the Sunday meal, or be a monthly organizer, or have questions answered.
Please contact First Church member Nancy Marshall for information on this program.
Click here for the Loaves & Fishes recipes.
