Linden Baptist Church has been proactive in finding ways to reach its community, and one way it’s done that is through feeding people — specifically with baked chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes and “lot and lots of Gatorade,” according to William Faircloth, associate pastor and minister to students since January.
The Bethel Baptist Association church continued its tradition of feeding the area high school football teams lunch prior to each school’s first home game. This year student athletes from Marengo Academy (on Sept. 2) and Linden High School (on Aug. 26) piled into the church’s fellowship hall for a meal to get them ready for each game and heard words of encouragement from church leaders.
Faircloth, who participated in this outreach for the first time, said, “It’s just awesome to interact with the community like that, with people that you might not always see or interact with.
“The main point is to build the aspect of community with them,” Faircloth said. “We wanted them to know that we are there for them and that they know our doors are open and they can come to us for anything.”
Opening the door
Since community is something that’s “been lost a bit with our younger generations,” Faircloth said he thinks this is a great way to rebuild that in Linden.
“And hopefully through building community it will open the door for the gospel to be shared in the future,” he said.
Billy Harris is pastor.
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