St. James Church Community Dinner

Every year St. James Anglican Church in Fergus hosts ten community dinners which are held on the third Friday of the month. These dinners have been a feature in the community for over 12 years. Each dinner is sponsored and staffed by members of  local churches who plan, cook and host each dinner. “These ten dinners are meant to bring all segments of our community together to share in fellowship, in generosity and in spirit of compassion and tolerance that is at the true heart of the human experience,” states Brian Dowling, St. James Church liaison and board member of the Food Bank.

In this spirit of community the Centre Wellington Food Bank has become a partner with the church groups to carry on this tradition of a community dinner. Over the past year the Food Bank has planned, prepared and hosted three community dinners at St. James Church. “What better local institution than the Food Bank to fulfill this mission and carry on the tradition as we have both the means and the resources to do this. After all, we are the stewards of the community kitchen and what more appropriate way to utilize the kitchen and showcase it’s potential than to use it to serve community needs. That was the mandate of the kitchen application grant process and these dinners are a reflection of that goal being met,” states manager Fred.