{"id":31,"date":"2017-09-05T19:46:36","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T19:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/happycorner.org\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2017-11-29T22:43:47","modified_gmt":"2017-11-29T22:43:47","slug":"service-and-outreach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/happycorner.org\/ministries\/service-and-outreach\/","title":{"rendered":"Service and Outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"setWidth\">\n<div id=\"innerContent\">\n<p><em>In the gospel of Matthew, Jesus says, &#8220;I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.&#8221; These words embody for us, as a community of Christ followers, what it means to reach out and &#8220;Share the Compassion of Jesus.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are some of the ministries and ways we serve the community:<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/happycorner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/community-meal.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"161\" \/><br \/>\nEvery Monday at 6pm, members of all ages help serve a free meal for the community. The ministry serves those from among and outside our congregation, young and old, married and widowed, rich and poor.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-91\" src=\"http:\/\/happycorner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/the-community-table-300x194.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/happycorner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/the-community-table-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/happycorner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/the-community-table.png 327w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nWe are part of a collaboration of Northmont Community churches and organizations called \u201cCommunity Table.\u201d This \u00a0that provides ministries like: The Back to school fair, The Community Store, and Front Porch ministry.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-92\" src=\"http:\/\/happycorner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/picnic-in-the-park-300x183.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/happycorner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/picnic-in-the-park-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/happycorner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/picnic-in-the-park.png 318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nIn 2015 we helped create a ministry that happens annually in Centennial Park every year in August. It is an opportunity to serve our neighbors, bring the community together for a picnic, live entertainment, and other fun activities. Through our efforts and community sponsorship, the whole event is free for those that attend.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-93\" src=\"http:\/\/happycorner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/happy-corner-peace-garden-300x172.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/happycorner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/happy-corner-peace-garden-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/happycorner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/happy-corner-peace-garden.png 302w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nSince 2011, our garden ministry has provided fresh produce for the community, shows a love for creation and how things grow, and beautifies the space around our church.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the gospel of Matthew, Jesus says, &#8220;I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":29,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/happycorner.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/happycorner.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/happycorner.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happycorner.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happycorner.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/happycorner.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happycorner.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/happycorner.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}