Church of Christ in Oklahoma feeds multitudes

Betty Farrar and Condell Pollard, right, chat with the administration and staff of the Bixby school system. This is the 11th year the Downtown Bixby Church of Christ has hosted the school employees. (Photo by Steven James, Bixby Bulletin)

The Bixby Bulletin in Oklahoma reports:

The Downtown Bixby Church of Christ fed multitudes Wednesday.

But  instead of feeding loaves and fishes to 5,000, as the New Testament says Jesus did, church members fed more than 400 Bixby Public Schools employees with 40 smoked briskets.

This is Oklahoma, after all.

“This is a great way to kick the year off and tell everyone how much we appreciate them,” said minister Danny Sidders.

Church member John Farrar said this is the church’s 11th year to feed Bixby school employees, and he’s helped with the lunch every year.

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