Around East Texas: First Baptist Church Tyler to have Thanksgiving grocery and ham ministry Saturday

Published 5:30 pm Friday, November 22, 2019

First Baptist Church in Tyler will have its annual Thanksgiving grocery and ham ministry event at 9 a.m. Saturday in the parking lot at 412 W. Ferguson St. About 75 to 90 volunteers from the church, ranging from children to senior adults, will be on hand to welcome and serve the sacks to those in need.

Each sack includes essentials for a Thanksgiving meal — canned goods like green beans, corn and sweet potatoes as well as a cornbread and a cake mix and icing. Each family also will receive a whole ham. Members of the First Baptist Church of Tyler, South Spring Baptist Church, tenants of the Plaza Tower in downtown Tyler and the Bethesda Health Clinic all contributed by filling and providing the grocery sacks for this year’s event. Each year an anonymous donor generously writes a $10,000 check to purchase the hams as well.

Other Events

— Galilee Baptist Church, 15876 County Road 1113, Flint, announced it will host a luncheon for first responders at 2 p.m. Saturday.

— First Baptist Church Whitehouse will have “Drive Thru Bethlehem” from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 8 through 10.

Visitors can hear narration of the story of Jesus’ birth, and see the Nativity, the angels, shepherds and wise men as they journey through a depiction of Bethlehem.

— The Troup Chamber of Commerce will have its Christmas parade at 6 p.m. Dec. 12.