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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.
"I volunteered a couple years ago. It's a good opportunity to help out," said Madeline Backlinie, with her son, Robert, 15, a student at Jefferson High School. "I like helping out, especially on Christmas," added Robert. "Some people don't really have a family they can go to so they come here and we can be their family for a day."
The two attend the First United Methodist Church of Brandon, a member of the River of Life cluster of churches that hosted the 2008 Christmas Day dinner at the Bill Carey Boys & Girls Club in Brandon, Fla.
Madeline Backlinie remembered how years ago her church's pastor, the Rev. Van Dyke, had met a homeless man who ended up becoming a member of the church. "He saw him and could not get him out of his mind," Backlinie recalled her pastor telling them. "It's a good opportunity for my son to be able to learn about life. This is a part of life, poverty, and you have to know about it to be able to help."
The two attend the First United Methodist Church of Brandon, a member of the River of Life cluster of churches that hosted the 2008 Christmas Day dinner at the Bill Carey Boys & Girls Club in Brandon, Fla.
Madeline Backlinie remembered how years ago her church's pastor, the Rev. Van Dyke, had met a homeless man who ended up becoming a member of the church. "He saw him and could not get him out of his mind," Backlinie recalled her pastor telling them. "It's a good opportunity for my son to be able to learn about life. This is a part of life, poverty, and you have to know about it to be able to help."
"I volunteered a couple years ago. It's a good opportunity to help out," said Madeline Backlinie, with her son, Robert, 15, a student at Jefferson High School. "I like helping out, especially on Christmas," added Robert. "Some people don't really have a family they can go to so they come here and we can be their family for a day."
The two attend the First United Methodist Church of Brandon, a member of the River of Life cluster of churches that hosted the 2008 Christmas Day dinner at the Bill Carey Boys & Girls Club in Brandon, Fla.
Madeline Backlinie remembered how years ago her church's pastor, the Rev. Van Dyke, had met a homeless man who ended up becoming a member of the church. "He saw him and could not get him out of his mind," Backlinie recalled her pastor telling them. "It's a good opportunity for my son to be able to learn about life. This is a part of life, poverty, and you have to know about it to be able to help."
The two attend the First United Methodist Church of Brandon, a member of the River of Life cluster of churches that hosted the 2008 Christmas Day dinner at the Bill Carey Boys & Girls Club in Brandon, Fla.
Madeline Backlinie remembered how years ago her church's pastor, the Rev. Van Dyke, had met a homeless man who ended up becoming a member of the church. "He saw him and could not get him out of his mind," Backlinie recalled her pastor telling them. "It's a good opportunity for my son to be able to learn about life. This is a part of life, poverty, and you have to know about it to be able to help."
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