Come As You Are Ministries celebrated 15 years of “feeding the needy” on the eve of Thanksgiving, Wednesday, from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. “We have done different things over the years,” said Bishop Alfred “Mustard” Dearing, pastor. “One year we did fruit baskets, another food baskets, and most years a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner.
Dearing explained that the number of people who show up to eat has grown over the 15 years, but he wasn’t sure how it would turn out this year due to having to shut it down the past two years, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The first year, we fed 76, the next 79, and then over 100,” said Dearing.
Though CAYA sponsor’s these dinners, Dearing thanks all the individuals and area businesses who donate to this cause, annually. He also thanks those who help prepare and serve the dinners: Patricia Davis-Ross, Angelia Spinner, Mother Jennifer Dearing, and Jacqueline Davis-Pierce.
CAYA is located at 513 E. Ridgeway St. and is open on Tuesday evenings for praise and worship and on Wednesday evenings for bible study.
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| Anthony Sledge is waiting to be served by (l-r): Patricia Davis-Ross, Mother Jennifer Dearing |
