Published February 14. 2025 07:38AM
By LOU WHEELAND
Special to The Press
Members of St, John’s Lutheran Church, Fogelsville, cooked up their first free community drive-thru dinner of the new year on Jan. 17.
They offer the meal every six weeks, regardless of the weather.
Members prepare a meal-to-go, which includes a sandwich, apple sauce, chips and cookies for anyone who wants a Friday night treat.
Members form a line to pass the meals, placed in paper bags, from the church kitchen to those waiting in their cars.
And, yes, sometimes it does get pretty cold for the crew.
Anyone interested in having a meal needs to be at the church by 5 p.m. on designated Fridays,
The community is advised not to wait until later, as the meals are quickly distributed to the earliest arrivals.
Members of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Fogelsville, Bob Snyder, Brady Furman, Isaac Jackovitch, Dave Neimeyer, Shawn Furman, Stan Tantsits and Chad Waelchli pass a dinner down the line at the free community drive-thru dinner on Jan. 17.
PRESS PHOTOS LOU WHEELANDChurch member Curtis White delivers a free dinner to Ben and Kathryn Gress, owners of Gress Mountain Ranch, Orefield.
Even younger members, Isaac Strohl and Cole Moyer, helped during the free community drive-thru dinner.
Chad Waelchli with stepson, Isaac Strohl, during the free community drive-thru dinner at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Fogelsville, on Jan. 17. Strohl recently won the Veterans of Foreign Wars essay contest at Parkland High School.
