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Key points:

  • Black River Falls United Methodist Church in rural Wisconsin embraces community outreach by serving meals, building relationships and redefining what it means to be church.
  • The idea of Dinner Church took shape after the COVID-19 pandemic, when the Rev. Inhwa Son saw a growing disconnect between the church and its surrounding community.
  • Now, more than 200 meals are prepared weekly, and a section of the church parking lot has been transformed into a community garden.

On March 18, the congregation of Black River Falls United Methodist Church celebrated the second anniversary of its “Dinner Church,” a ministry that has quietly grown into a vital expression of hospitality, community and faith in this small western Wisconsin town.

More than 200 meals move steadily out the church doors. Some are enjoyed at tables filled with laughter; many more are carried into homes, cars and the quiet corners of the community.

READ THE FUL ARTICLE HERE