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The River of Life Cluster of United Methodist Churches, with the assistance of Cynthia Pinckney Ministries, hosted a Christmas Day dinner for the homeless and needy of the Greater Brandon community. The lunch followed the Thanksgiving Day meal hosted by Cynthia Pinckney Ministries and both were held at the Bill Carey Boys & Girls Club in Brandon. The cluster includes: First United Methodist of Brandon, St. Andrews United Methodist of Brandon, Seffner First United Methodist, South Shore United Methodist (in Apollo Beach), Riverview United Methodist, Limona Village Chapel, and Primera Iglesia Metodista Unida De Brandon.
"Three years ago we felt we might feed 200 people and 50 came," said Francis Jacobs, with Skip Wilson, left, a member of teh First United Methodist Church of Brandon, and Kirk Dreiser, pastor at Limona Village Chapel. "We didn't have the credibility."
But once the group of United Methodist churches, known as the River of Life cluster, went to Cynthia Pinckney for assistance, the numbers grew dramatically, Jacobs added. "Cynthia said, 'Well, I'll teach you' and she has really taught us," Jacobs added at the Christmas 2008 dinner, where 28 tables seating at least eight people each were filled. "And we still have people waiting outside," Jacbos noted.
But once the group of United Methodist churches, known as the River of Life cluster, went to Cynthia Pinckney for assistance, the numbers grew dramatically, Jacobs added. "Cynthia said, 'Well, I'll teach you' and she has really taught us," Jacobs added at the Christmas 2008 dinner, where 28 tables seating at least eight people each were filled. "And we still have people waiting outside," Jacbos noted.
"Three years ago we felt we might feed 200 people and 50 came," said Francis Jacobs, with Skip Wilson, left, a member of teh First United Methodist Church of Brandon, and Kirk Dreiser, pastor at Limona Village Chapel. "We didn't have the credibility."
But once the group of United Methodist churches, known as the River of Life cluster, went to Cynthia Pinckney for assistance, the numbers grew dramatically, Jacobs added. "Cynthia said, 'Well, I'll teach you' and she has really taught us," Jacobs added at the Christmas 2008 dinner, where 28 tables seating at least eight people each were filled. "And we still have people waiting outside," Jacbos noted.
But once the group of United Methodist churches, known as the River of Life cluster, went to Cynthia Pinckney for assistance, the numbers grew dramatically, Jacobs added. "Cynthia said, 'Well, I'll teach you' and she has really taught us," Jacobs added at the Christmas 2008 dinner, where 28 tables seating at least eight people each were filled. "And we still have people waiting outside," Jacbos noted.
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