Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.
Please log in, or sign up for a new account to continue reading.
Thank you for reading! We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content.
Welcome! We hope that you enjoy our free content.
Thank you for reading! On your next view you will be asked to log in or create an account to continue reading.
Thank you for reading! On your next view you will be asked to log in to your subscriber account or create an account and subscribepurchase a subscription to continue reading.
Thank you for signing in! We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content.
Thank you for reading! We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content.
Thank you for reading! We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content.
Thank you for reading! We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content.
Thank you for reading! We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content.
Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.
Please purchase a subscription to continue reading.
Your current subscription does not provide access to this content.
Convenient Home Delivery Tuesday – Saturday PLUS E-Edition and unlimited access to articles on DecaturDailyDemocrat.com
| Rate | Price | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Mail Delivery (Adams County) 4 Weeks | $16.00 | for 30 days |
| Mail Delivery (Adams County) 12 Weeks | $39.00 | for 90 days |
| Mail Delivery (Adams County) 26 Weeks | $69.00 | for 180 days |
| Mail Delivery (Adams County) 52 Weeks | $132.00 | for 365 days |
| Mail Delivery (outside Adams County) 4 Weeks | $18.00 | for 30 days |
| Mail Delivery (outside Adams County) 12 Weeks | $53.00 | for 90 days |
| Mail Delivery (outside Adams County) 26 Weeks | $100.00 | for 180 days |
| Mail Delivery (outside Adams County) 52 Weeks | $199.00 | for 365 days |
E-Edition and unlimited access to articles on DecaturDailyDemocrat.com
| Rate | Price | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $0.99 | for 1 day |
| 1 Month | $15.00 | for 30 days |
| 3 Months | $35.00 | for 90 days |
| 6 Months | $63.00 | for 180 days |
| 12 Months | $120.00 | for 365 days |
Along with the importance of giving thanks, is the importance of giving back. Over the past few weeks, The Bridge Community Church took donations for a Thanksgiving Turkey Meal giveaway, and on this past Sunday, they gave away 350. The meals could either be picked up by families in need or could be hand delivered by members of the congregation to their neighbors in the community.
“Our church picks one mission project each month to support and people in the church wanted [to do] local missions. We took offerings to help feed those struggling or going through a tough time. It’s amazing and our people are so generous,” said Community Pastor Eric Lehman. “It’s our great commission. We are called to be witnesses of Jerusalem and to the ends of the Earth, Adams County is our Jerusalem.”
Meals were distributed at both the Berne and Decatur campuses. Each meal that was distributed consisted of a full-size frozen turkey, twelve dinner rolls, a five-pound bag of potatoes, a can of gravy, a can of corn, a pumpkin pie, and a tub of cool whip. The food remained in its packaging so that the recipient could prepare the food as they desired.
The Bridge Community Church has done this project for eight years now as their service project for the month of November. Due to the impact of the rising inflation levels on consumer goods, the prices for Thanksgiving meals have gone up 20% across the country according to FOX News. This increase added a new challenge to the fundraising aspect of the project.
“We put it in the Lord's hand,” said Lehman. “Then the money came in despite the cost of meals going up.”
By the time the money was raised, and the meals were purchased, the Bridge had narrowly eclipsed the amount needed to fund the donations. The congregation, with the additional support of a $4,400 grant from the Adams County Community Foundation, raised over $12,000 for the cause.
During the meal distribution on Sunday, there were about 15 more families trying to get meals than meals that were available. To accommodate this, the remaining amount of the donated money was translated into gift cards that could be used to purchase meals on their own.
In December, the Bridge Community Church will do a Giving Tree service project, where they will be accepting donations of gift cards for struggling families to purchase Christmas presents.
Sorry, there are no recent results for popular videos.
Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles.
