For over ten years, a group of volunteers at SDBC, which started with a handful of young adults, plan, prepare, and share a meal on the first Tuesday of the month with those in the community. We have regulars who come from our local senior's homes and local neighbourhoods, some who come faithfully by transit from neighbouring communities, as well as some who are homeless. We warmly welcome them each month with genuine love, concern, and conversation.
We share a restaurant quality meal, cooked by our faithful kitchen team, which is truly appreciated by all who attend. After dinner, we share a personal story or testimony which points them towards the love of Christ in a loving, non-judgemental manner, and end it with more fellowship and a tasty dessert. There is an opportunity to write personal prayer requests and our table hosts are always open and willing to listen and pray with anyone who is open to going deeper.
Why do we do this? Studies suggest that living in isolation from other individuals and/or activity plays a significant role in addiction and subsequent mental health issues. It is becoming more widely understood that the opposite of addiction is connection. While we only meet once a month, SDBC's Community Dinner provides a consistent and meaningful way for people who otherwise lead a solitary, unpredictable, and often negative life, to not only connect but to feel what it is like to be accepted and loved by God.
How can you help? We can always use extra hands in the kitchen, hosts to sit and chat at each table, extra hands to help serve and clean up after the meals, and people to pray for requests and our evening. Time commitment for this ministry is minimal, but truly rewarding, and fulfills our church mission to love like Jesus. If you are interested in serving in one of these areas or would like to talk to one of the team members about serving, please phone the church office at 604-943-8244. You can also email our Community Dinner team.
Community Dinner will be kicking off on Tuesday, September 3rd at 6:30PM. Doors open at 6PM.
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