Campbell Church oversees 39th annual Thanksgiving meal distribution

WEEMS—More than 60 volunteers gathered early Thanksgiving morning at Campbell Memorial Presbyterian Church in Weems to pack and deliver 121 turkey dinners to people in Lancaster County who might otherwise have had no holiday meal. 

The tradition that started 39 years ago has expanded into a collaboration among Campbell, Sharon Baptist, Claybrook Baptist and White Stone Baptist, which provides next-day meals for recipients.

“This event each year is an opportunity for our church to involve the congregation and fellow churches in our mission outreach program to the community and share those things for which we are thankful,” said Gerald Hoskins, Campbell’s moderator of missions…