Community dinners resume at new location
- Ron Giofu
- 6 hours ago
- 2 min read
Those in need of food, companionship or both are once again able to get a free weekly meal at a local church.
Encounter Church is now offering the free dinner every Thursday at 5 p.m., with its first week having been Jan. 15. The meals are offered in partnership with Feeding Windsor-Essex.
Pastor Brandon Cousineau said they had over 20 people attend the first week with subsequent Thursday evenings seeing 10-20 people come to the church.
“We always felt there is always a need, whether it’s right in front of us or not,” said Cousineau.
Cousineau said the church wants to help people, fill a need and let others know they are there for them. He said they were approached about hosting the meal by Feeding Windsor-Essex and he, along with now-former associate pastor Kevin Saunders thought it was a great idea to bring back to Amherstburg.
“It’s always been something we’ve wanted to do,” said Cousineau. “When the time came, we stepped up and picked up the torch from others to be able to provide a hot meal.”
Cousineau hopes attendance will pick up, believing that cold temperatures recently may have kept people inside. Regardless of how many people attend, he added the main thing Encounter Church cares about is looking after those who come in.
The church’s Hand and Heart Outreach Team is also supports the dinner.
Volunteers from both the church and the community as a whole have come out to assist with the weekly community dinner.
“We’ve been super blessed with volunteers,” said Cousineau.
Feeding Windsor-Essex is based out of New Song Church in Windsor. Encounter Church is located at 125 Alma St. in Amherstburg.
“It doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from, come on out,” he said. “We’d love to see you. We’d love to serve you.”
Community dinners resume at new location
By Ron Giofu
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