Once a week, during the fall and spring semesters, the Witness Committee is sponsoring lunch for students who attend college in the Temple - Belton - Killeen area. We will serve a weekly lunch so that students can come out and enjoy a home cooked meal away from campus and get to know us.

The Witness Committee provides the food for the meal and we will ask that members of our congregation help with set up, serving and clean up. We have a few who have already given us their names for this ministry. if you would like to help with this, please call the church office and let us know. 939-5703. If you know any college students who might be interested, please let them know.

Lunch will be served in the Fellowship Hall each Wednesday during the Fall and Spring semesters from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.!

Here are some pictures of students enjoying a great meal together. Come join us!

COLLEGE LUNCH STATISTICS

Meals served in the 2009 Fall Semester - 4,097
Meals served in the 2010 Spring Semester - 4,534
Highest Attendance - 415<.center>

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO HELP ASSEMBLE, SORT AND LABEL THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER ON THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH

The last Thursday of each month, a group of volunteers come to the church to help assemble, sort, and label the monthly newsletter. You are invited to come and join this group for a couple hours once a month. Generally, the volunteers work from 9:30 am. until noon. Donuts and coffee will be provided to all who will come and help. The next newsletter will be mailed on August 28.

Because we will now be printing the newsletter in the church office, and we do not have a folding machine that will fold the 11” x 17” paper in half, we also need a couple volunteers to come in the day before to do the first folding of the newsletter pages, in preparation for the assembly of the newsletter on Wednesday. Please call the church office if you would like to help with this.

FOOD PANTRY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED IN JULY

During the month of July, our church family supplies volunteers to assist at the Helping Hands Ministiy Food Pantry in Belton at 2210 Holland Rd. We have done this for a number of years and they really depend on our help. In addition, we have a lot of fun working with friends we know and making new acquaintances.

We assist with preparing food sacks or boxes, with bagging up bulk produce, and with helping clients with their food and locating items they need individually (such as hygiene and infant needs). This is an excellent community service activity for youth during the summer.

Starting in June, sign-up sheets will be located in the church office during the week and inside the church entrance on Sunday. You can sign up for one or more 2 hour shifts on Monday, Tuesday or Friday.

MEALS ON WHEELS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED IN SEPTEMBER

Every September is our month to help with delivering the meals for Meals-on-Wheels. Please call the church office to volunteer.

NURSING HOME MINISTRY IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS

This ministry was started more than 20 years ago by a long time member of our church. This ministry consists of a weekly program which includes a devotional, singing of hymns, and prayer. It is well attended by the residents of Park Place. This ministry needs volunteers who can give devotionals, or who have musical talents they are willing to share with the residents of Park Place.

We meet at Park Place every Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. and lasts for approximately one hour. We also need volunteers who can go and visit with the residents and assist them during our weekly visit. If you are interested in helping with this ministry or learning more about it, contact the church office at 939-5703.

LET'S SWAP BOOK STORE

The room at the end of the hall by the entrance to the choir room is the location of our book swap. Just bring in hard cover or paperback books that you’ve read and swap them for ones you want to read (No textbooks please.)