2023 Summer Park BBQ

Summer 2023 will be our 10th annual “In His Midst” Park BBQ.

For eight (8) Wednesday evenings Christ Presbyterian Church in The Hill rolls out a grill and cooks hot dogs and prepares a meal for those who gather in Trowbridge Square Park in the Hill Community of New Haven, CT. The good people of CPC in The Hill bring hot dogs, dishes, fruits, salads, and some desserts. We offer a small feast to whomsoever happens to be in the park that evening. And for some, it will be their only meal for the day.

We cannot do this without your help!

No matter the weather [we have done this is pouring rain many times!], each Wednesday evening, I will preach and pray, CPC in The Hill will feed, and we will love on our Hill neighbors this summer––and we are counting on you to help make this happen.

The good people of the park come, many just to spend time with their kids, single moms giving their children some end-of-the-day energy release, neighbors hanging out, plenty of (what I call) un-parented teens wandering about, and the homeless, the addicted, and even some gang members––they are all invited to join us for a short message–and they do come to hear the Word, even though they know they'd still be able to eat if they wait for 10 minutes. Yet, they are actually eager to listen to the Word.

Over the season of COVID-19, we average easily over 80 people and on the last day it will be over 90. We anticipate more will gather this year to listen, to pray, and, then, eat.

These eight (8) evenings are our church’s signature ministry. Yet, we need some help to cover the costs for this ministry. It is outside our regular church budget. So, we must fundraise specifically for the summer Park BBQ ministry. We need weekly supplies beside the food and of course the hot dogs (and some other basic food items). We will also need some outreach items and, of course, school supplies (which we will give away on the last evening) for the growing crowd who join us each Wednesday.

The park ministry costs about $250 a week. Add supplies et al., and we will need for FY23’s Summer Park BBQ $2,200.

It is amazing we can feed so many people for about $3.13 a meal.

Please consider helping us make this happen again for our 2023 summer and for the people in the Hill.

PS Please contact me if you have any questions or wish to learn more. If you’d like to donate apart from this, please contact me regarding how to do that.

PSS Enjoy the video at the top from last summer's park ministry.