This Thanksgiving, an Ohio-based church will provide roughly 20,000 pounds of food, including 300 turkeys and other necessities, to families in need.
The event, titled “Give Back Before You Kick Back,” will take place Wednesday evening at Rust City Church, a congregation based in Niles that averages around 1,000 worship attendees weekly. The church is located at the Eastwood Mall parking lot, which is also the location of the church campus.
According to Karl Wendel, who serves as Outreach Pastor of Rust City Church, additional necessities, such as diapers for parents with babies, will be distributed.
“A combination of generous donations from our congregation, partnerships with local businesses, and our collaboration with Second Harvest Food Bank, whose support has been instrumental in helping us reach this milestone,” Wendel told The Christian Post.
Additionally, the church will provide hot cocoa and hot dogs for visitors, who will also be offered prayer by church volunteers.
In contrast to last year’s Give Back Before You Kick Back event, which reached 350 local families, organizers expect that number to reach 400 this year.
“The scale has…
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