{"id":9600,"date":"2012-01-08T18:00:05","date_gmt":"2012-01-09T00:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=9600"},"modified":"2012-01-08T15:35:35","modified_gmt":"2012-01-08T21:35:35","slug":"emmanuel-center-continues-the-spirit-of-giving-after-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2012\/01\/08\/emmanuel-center-continues-the-spirit-of-giving-after-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmanuel Center continues the spirit of giving after the Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-80950\" title=\"Emmanuel Family Life Center\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/emmanuelfamilylifecenter-200x106.jpg\" alt=\"Emmanuel Family Life Center\" width=\"200\" height=\"106\" \/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> \u2013 On January 8th, 2012, members of First Missionary Baptist Church served a buffet style meal to the homeless and other members of the Clarksville community in need at the Emmanuel Family Life Center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChurch is more than meeting once a week in a building. Our goal is to use outreach programs to show the love of Christ as we minister to people\u2019s natural needs while at the same time planting seeds to minister to their spiritual needs\u201d commented FMBC member Kimberly Wiggins.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_103362\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103362\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-103362\" title=\"A buffet style meal was served to the homeless and other members of the local community in need at the Emmanuel Family Life Center by members of First Missionary Baptist Church.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Emmanuel-Center-continues-the-spirit-of-giving-after-the-holidays-480x360.jpg\" alt=\"A buffet style meal was served to the homeless and other members of the local community in need at the Emmanuel Family Life Center by members of First Missionary Baptist Church.\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-103362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A buffet style meal was served to the homeless and other members of the local community in need at the Emmanuel Family Life Center by members of First Missionary Baptist Church.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more-->Youth from the LEAP Intern Program aided the church members in set up, serving food, and cleaning up. Lead Mentor Kenny Bennett has this to say, \u201cSeveral kids really impressed me today. Although some are obligated to perform community service, it touched me to see the genuine desire in Diente and Damario Gunn to want to help someone else in need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aside from regularly feeding the hungry, First Missionary Baptist Church also has a clothing close and opens the doors for the Emmanuel Family Life Center for those lacking shelter to enjoy various activities such as movies, sports, games, and exercise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clarksville, TN \u2013 On January 8th, 2012, members of First Missionary Baptist Church served a buffet style meal to the homeless and other members of the Clarksville community in need at the Emmanuel Family Life Center. \u201cChurch is more than meeting once a week in a building. 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