Park Cities Presbyterian Church (PCA)

Reaching out and moving forward in love

By Christina Spruill

Published February 1, 2010 in Witness

Three PCPC ministries partnered to expand the annual Christmas Food Basket Project: Young Families, Women’s Ministries, and Urban Ministries.

The project was launched this year at the Women’s Ministries luncheon in October which had as its theme Steadfast Love. Six large soup can barrels were filled to overflowing with canned food, and food items continued to come in over the next two months. Young Families held a hot cocoa drive, and PCPC donations were combined with food donated by BWC, Inc.

Early on the morning of Saturday, December 12, over 600 members and children gathered with volunteers from seven urban ministries to pack food boxes at BWC warehouse. There was great excitement in the warehouse as groups assembled boxes, made Christmas ornaments with a gospel message, and wrote notes of encouragement to employees of 16 urban ministry partners. By noon, 2,500 boxes were packed, 2,200 ornaments were made, and 354 cards were written. What a true example of the body of Christ!