WS Chronicle

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BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY 

THE CHRONICLE

A major part of a church ministry is connecting with the surrounding community.  The Holy Trinity Full Gospel Fellowship Center held its annual Community Outreach weekend this past Saturday and Sunday.

Holy Trinity held a community gathering at Parkland Park on Saturday, where they had games, food and activities for the surrounding area to let residents know that the church is involved with the people.

During the gathering, the church brought out the Novant Health Breast Mobile, Winston-Salem Fire Department and had fun and games, such as face painting and double dutch jump roping for the children.

This is the third annual community weekend for Holy Trinity. According to church member Darrell Jeter, the purpose of the weekend is to “give the community a sense of what the church has to offer.”  Jeter says the community weekend is a good way to get the word out to the community that they church is there for the Sunday’s church service concluded the community outreach weekend. Individuals from the community who came out to Saturday’s festivities were invited to attend.  During the service, the church raffled off gift cards to those who were in need to assist them with groceries, gas or any bills they were in need of paying.

Holy Trinity Pastor Richard Miller delivered the sermon during Sunday’s service.  His message was “The Spirit of the Lord.”  He wanted to convey to those in attendance that even though we may not understand what is going on in our lives, God’s understanding has no limits.

He further touched on the oppression that every person has to deal with on a daily basis but nothing can separate us from the love of God.  He closed with a question of “if God is not getting the glory of your life, what good is it?”

After the service, those from the community in attendance were given a box of groceries to take home to assist with any