Montgomery church offers free food, services to the community
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – Members of a Montgomery church have held a community outreach event to provide groceries and services for free to those who need them.
The Church of God in Christ MoMENtum Conference held the event today on Mobile Highway. It’s a “Men Perfecting Men” initiative, which is is an international effort that is part of the Church of God in Christ denomination and New Life Church of God in Christ, a Montgomery congregation.
Families could receive free groceries, hot food, health screenings, bicycles, haircuts and much more, including prayer. Several hundreds people showed up for the event, receiving those gifts that they called Christmas in August.
“It’s a national conference,” Rev. Terry Ellison of New Life Church of God in Christ told Action 8 News. “They come here, not just to have classes and services at night, they’ve come to make an impact upon the community. They want to leave a mark here that says that we did something in the city that made the community better.”
“One of the things that we’re doing this year that we haven’t done before is not just giving away groceries, but we are giving away cooked food also. In addition to that, we are going to offer prayer. There are individuals who may not necessarily need tangible things, but may have spiritual need, and we want to make sure that we tend to those needs as well,” Rev. Michael Jones, Bishop for the Men Perfecting Men Initiative said.
