St. Paul's Missionary Baptist Church Nourishes Body, Soul

February 24, 2020 - The congregation of St. Paul's Missionary Baptist Church in Center took it upon themselves to offer sustainance to many in the community Saturday, January 25, 2020.

Members cooked vegetable soup and passed it out in the community to anybody interested in a meal.

Dwight Preston, a member of the church, stated the day had been busy but everyone had smiles on their faces as they reached out to people in the community, some of which were shocked to be handed their lunch. Preston explained the idea was a vision of Pastor Freddie Wilson.

"We're a Missionary Baptist Church and God is not confined to these walls in our church," said Preston. "We wanted to make for sure that we wanted to benefit our community. We want to take the message that we have here that we have on Sundays, that joy, and give it back to the community."

A group of the church is tasked with culinary decisions and chooses the potential items for the mission. All church members are always looking for places in the community where they might focus their efforts.

Church members traveled to different areas to hand out soup. Some may have been just walking down the sidewalk and were thrilled to be handed a meal. Meals were otherwise handed out door-to-door. Over 100 meals were passed out and the church is looking forward to potentially handing out meals once a month.