Church looking after those in need
Soup kitchen provides a meal twice a week
“As a church, we are here to help those in need in our community by reaching out to them, and this is exactly what we are doing.”
“There are a lot of poor, hungry people in our community, and I would like them to know about our soup kitchen. They can come here twice a week, and get a hot meal, and, sometimes even take something home,” said Ruth Fynes, a member of the Princess Methodist Church.
She added that the soup kitchen has been supplying food to those who are in need for the last 20 years, and said, “We feed between 60 and 80 hungry people a day, but, as the weather gets colder, the numbers can go up to at least 100.”
Ruth explained that the meals supplied at the soup kitchen are often the only meal these people have for the day, and that is why they try to have enough so that they can also take something home. “We ensure that they receive one meal that they eat together in the church hall. After they have finished, we give them some soup and bread to take home with them,” she said.
She said that although she believes they are making a difference in the community, she would like more hungry people to make use of the soup kitchen, and said, “Not everyone is aware that we have a soup kitchen where you can receive a hot meal twice a week, and I would like to change that.”
The soup kitchen is open every Tuesday and Thursday morning between 9am and 10am, and, according to Ruth, anyone who is in need, is welcome.
The church members do their bit to support this initiative by helping to make vegetable soup, and Pick ‘n Pay Witpoortjie helps by supplying bread, but this is not always enough. “We cannot always do everything on our own, and appreciate any help we can get. That is why I am asking the community to support us by helping with donations of vegetables, soup mix, bread or any other ingredients we can use,” Ruth said.
She also appealed to the community to assist them by donating their empty yoghurt and margarine tubs (preferably the one kilogram ones), as they use them to send some food home with the people. They also need empty bread packets.
For more information on the soup kitchen, contact Ruth on 076 067 1279.
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