High schoolers get meals & Gospel in Fresno
FRESNO, Calif. (BP) -- For more than 30 years, four Fresno-area churches have worked together to serve lunch to their community's high schoolers. Under the auspices of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, members of New Life Community Church and Immanuel Lutheran Church as well as a Catholic parish and Presbyterian church have banded together to provide lunch one day a week for students at Washington Union High School, across the street from the Lutheran church.
Migrant ministry gets early start in Calif.
PARLIER, Calif. (BP) -- Feeding Those Who Feed Us has been a popular California Southern Baptist Convention ministry for nearly 20 years, seeing thousands of migrant workers make professions of faith in Christ. The convention ministers in more than 25 migrant centers each summer throughout California, providing food staples, Vacation Bible Schools, children's activities, live music, Gospel messages and other outreach initiatives.