Hosting for gym guests at my church

Basketball season for the youth in our community has come to an end and so has the youth events in our Church gym.  I was able to organize hosting of our church board members including myself on Saturday mornings until March 8th which was our last event.  We served coffee, gatorade, and donut holes each week and shared with the guests and family members entering our church doors.  It was a great time and if was fun to visit with others from our community that did not know about our church or denomination.  It was amazing to watch and hear the reactions from people about us providing and serving for them free of charge.  The kids of course loved the donut holes and gatorade, especially after they completed their games.  A lot of younger and older siblings also attended and shared in the fellowship.  We had multiple parents inquire about our church activities and service times which was awesome to be able to share with them.  We handed out postcard sized informational cards about our church and welcomed them to visit on a Sunday morning or Wednesday evening children's activities. On any given saturday we went through 600 donut holes, 5 gallons of gatorade, and 50 cups of coffee.  Each week I would arrange the hosts from the church board, make the drink, and get the donut holes from the neighboring HyVee Bakery and early on Saturday morning around 5:30am I would set up the items near the outside doors and on the way to the gym for all guests to see and partake.  It was a very successful event and something that we are planning to do again and also looking into other opportunities to provide a welcoming atmosphere to our community non-church attendees using our gym.  What a great experience to serve the community and share the gospel in a non-threatening environment.

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