For its 13th year, Affton Christian Church served a free Community Thanksgiving Day Dinner. Close to 500 meals were served as people had the option of dining with others in the fellowship hall, carrying out, or having meals delivered. It was a beautiful day of sharing and serving, laughing and loving – together. Around 70 volunteers from the community who were not affiliated with the church came to help make this an enjoyable and memorable experience for all. One such volunteer emailed Pastor David that they “overheard guests saying to each other that they wanted to stay as long as they could because they didn’t want to be alone.”

For ACC, it’s not about the number of meals served. As pastor Rev. David Woodard said, “We’re not serving meals. We’re serving people. People are important. People matter. Every person matters.”

A local news team was present to cover the event. See the broadcast here> (story begins at 5:00)

Thanks to Rev. David Woodard for this information and photos.