Why We're Sharing Breakfast on Sunday Mornings
Every Sunday morning, something simple happens in our Community Center. From 8:30–11:00 AM, now through Palm Sunday (March 29, 2026), we open the doors and offer a free Community Breakfast featuring pancakes and sausage, coffee and tea, donuts, and assorted treats.
So why are we doing this? At its heart, the Community Breakfast serves two important purposes.
First, it’s a way to welcome our neighbors. Each week, we see new faces and familiar ones from the surrounding community—people who may not yet have a church home, people who are curious, and people who simply appreciate a warm place and a good meal. The breakfast helps “blur the line” between community and church, reminding us that hospitality is one of the most tangible ways we live out our faith.
Second, it extends our Sunday morning time together. Church doesn’t begin at the first note of music or end with the benediction. It happens in conversations, shared tables, laughter, and unhurried moments. Over time, we’ve seen that some who first came for breakfast have started attending worship—not because they were pressured, but because they were welcomed.
One important thing we’ve noticed is that this breakfast reaches a different demographic than our West Lawn Wednesday dinners. Both ministries matter deeply, and both meet real needs—but they generally serve different groups of people. Sunday mornings create space for neighbors (and members of our church family) who may never come on a weeknight, but who are open to connection, conversation, and community in a weekend setting.
Breakfast has also created meaningful opportunities for families to serve together—from children helping alongside their parents to grandchildren volunteering with their grandparents. This shared area of service has opened new pathways for volunteering and, for some, has become a powerful missional teaching moment. Behind the scenes, friendships have formed as women and men cook together in the kitchen, and as dads work side by side taking down tables and stacking chairs. From weekly leaders to greeters, servers, runners, and setup and cleanup crews, new relationships have blossomed across preferred worship times and other areas of volunteering.
Community Breakfast creates natural, unforced opportunities for connection. It’s where a quick “good morning” becomes a real conversation, where questions surface between services, and where relationships begin—sometimes over coffee, sometimes over pancakes. The pastors especially value being able to greet people and share a few moments between services.
Finally, a heartfelt thank you to everyone who serves in this ministry—all 72 of you—those who shop, cook, set up, clean up, greet, and make space at the table each week. Your behind-the-scenes faithfulness is what makes these Sunday mornings possible. You’re not just serving breakfast—you’re extending hospitality, building trust, and helping people experience the love of Christ in real, practical ways.
This is why we keep showing up, flipping pancakes, pouring coffee, and pulling up chairs. Because church doesn’t always start in a pew. Sometimes, it starts at a table.
So why are we doing this? At its heart, the Community Breakfast serves two important purposes.
First, it’s a way to welcome our neighbors. Each week, we see new faces and familiar ones from the surrounding community—people who may not yet have a church home, people who are curious, and people who simply appreciate a warm place and a good meal. The breakfast helps “blur the line” between community and church, reminding us that hospitality is one of the most tangible ways we live out our faith.
Second, it extends our Sunday morning time together. Church doesn’t begin at the first note of music or end with the benediction. It happens in conversations, shared tables, laughter, and unhurried moments. Over time, we’ve seen that some who first came for breakfast have started attending worship—not because they were pressured, but because they were welcomed.
One important thing we’ve noticed is that this breakfast reaches a different demographic than our West Lawn Wednesday dinners. Both ministries matter deeply, and both meet real needs—but they generally serve different groups of people. Sunday mornings create space for neighbors (and members of our church family) who may never come on a weeknight, but who are open to connection, conversation, and community in a weekend setting.
Breakfast has also created meaningful opportunities for families to serve together—from children helping alongside their parents to grandchildren volunteering with their grandparents. This shared area of service has opened new pathways for volunteering and, for some, has become a powerful missional teaching moment. Behind the scenes, friendships have formed as women and men cook together in the kitchen, and as dads work side by side taking down tables and stacking chairs. From weekly leaders to greeters, servers, runners, and setup and cleanup crews, new relationships have blossomed across preferred worship times and other areas of volunteering.
Community Breakfast creates natural, unforced opportunities for connection. It’s where a quick “good morning” becomes a real conversation, where questions surface between services, and where relationships begin—sometimes over coffee, sometimes over pancakes. The pastors especially value being able to greet people and share a few moments between services.
Finally, a heartfelt thank you to everyone who serves in this ministry—all 72 of you—those who shop, cook, set up, clean up, greet, and make space at the table each week. Your behind-the-scenes faithfulness is what makes these Sunday mornings possible. You’re not just serving breakfast—you’re extending hospitality, building trust, and helping people experience the love of Christ in real, practical ways.
This is why we keep showing up, flipping pancakes, pouring coffee, and pulling up chairs. Because church doesn’t always start in a pew. Sometimes, it starts at a table.