October 14 was the annual community service day for the NCC administrative offices.
The Conference Office employees filled the Lincoln Church multipurpose room to prepare over eighty monthly food boxes for a line of cars stretching nearly four blocks. Volunteers packed boxes with fresh fruit, vegetables, bread, canned items, and desserts from local food banks and stores. Fresh bread arrived in paper sleeves, adding to the bounty. The bustling process included unloading trucks in a water-brigade style and organizing fruits, vegetables, and other goods in designated areas, ready for assembly.
Once the Lincoln Church Food Bank opened, the team moved from car to car with a sense of care, warmly signing in each person and offering a moment of prayer together. Meanwhile, other members worked diligently to load boxes into the waiting cars, ensuring everything was done in an organized and thoughtful way.
Marc Woodson, president, stated, “Service is at the core of our values in the NCC. It was satisfying and fun to work so hard to help serve our Lincoln Church volunteers and see that result put in the hands of their community.”
Featured in Northern Lights, December 5, 2024
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