November 11, 2006
Hammond
Avenue Brethren
Church, 1604
Hammond Ave., Waterloo, collected a ton of food—literally—for the Salvation Army
on Saturday and Sunday, November 11-12.
The
“Together We Can Bag Hunger” project was a church-wide effort related to 40 Days
of Community, a fall spiritual emphasis at the church. Members and friends of
the church invited their neighbors to join them in providing nonperishable food
for the project by distributing bright yellow “small things done with great love
will change the world” bags.
The church
also held a food drive at Hometown Foods on Saturday, November 11, as part of
the project.
A total of
2,725 pounds of food was collected. It will be used by the Waterloo Salvation
Army to meet hunger needs in the greater Cedar Valley.
“We were
quite overwhelmed by the generosity of our neighbors,” said Ronald W. Waters,
pastor of the church. “We hoped to outdo our monthly Food Sunday collections
from our church members, but God far exceeded our expectations.
“An
additional goal to collecting food for the hungry was to provide an easy way for
members of the church to meet and connect with their neighbors,” Waters said.
“As they collected the food, they also offered to pray for their neighbors about
any needs in their family.”
The church
will hold its 40 Days of Community Celebration Sunday on November 19. The
celebration will include an extended time of sharing by individuals and 40 Days
groups on outreach projects conducted during the spiritual growth emphasis.
Celebrations will be held during the 8:30 a.m. traditional service and The
River, the contemporary service, at
10:45 a.m.
A celebration dinner will be held at 12:00 noon.
See pictures from the collection
day when we gathered 2,725 pounds of food for the Salvation Army.
