{"id":38495,"date":"2020-12-24T11:01:43","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T17:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/?p=38495"},"modified":"2020-12-24T11:01:43","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T17:01:43","slug":"hazelwood-church-meets-need-in-annual-christmas-giveaway-despite-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2020\/12\/24\/hazelwood-church-meets-need-in-annual-christmas-giveaway-despite-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Hazelwood church meets need in annual Christmas giveaway, despite COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

HAZELWOOD \u2013 <\/b>Each December, Hazelwood Church members look forward to ministering to their needy neighbors through the church\u2019s Lifelines Christmas Giveaway. The event supplies physical needs but also addresses individuals\u2019 spiritual needs for Christ. Participants receive the Gospel message when they come to pick up needed clothing or toys.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Saturday, Dec. 5, the giveaway served 60 families through its toy and coat distribution, which included approximately 150 children. <\/span><\/p>\n

Church member Ginny Willey leads the church\u2019s Lifelines ministry that hosts the giveaway.\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cThe purpose is to bless our community with material things while offering them Jesus when they come to pick up their packages.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Lead Pastor Jim Walker explained that the event\u2019s number one priority \u201cis always to share Christ\u2019s love and message of salvation\u201d with every participant. This year there was at least one known profession of faith during the event.<\/span><\/p>\n

In previous years the giveaway had up to 100 volunteers for a walk-through event in the church building. In addition to receiving various items each family or individual also spent time with a counselor where prayer and a Gospel presentation were offered. <\/span><\/p>\n

Willey said the church has seen \u201cseveral people receive Christ as their savior through the years and many\u2026 are now part of the ministry.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Due to COVID-19 this year\u2019s event used about 30 volunteers and a drive-thru process. However, each recipient still spent time with counselors who connected with them by telephone. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAfter people were checked in they were able to pick up a box of food items donated by the Missouri Food Bank,\u201d said Walker.\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cThey were then instructed to go to a certain parking spot\u201d and spiritual encouragers called each car. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe had some great conversations with people,\u201d Walker said. \u201cWe were able to pray about specific needs, encourage people in their faith, and one lady professed her faith for the very first time over the phone.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

After the calls volunteers took age appropriate new or lightly used toys, coats, hats and scarves to each participating family. Items were donated by church members, with some contributing handmade items.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur desire is that everyone gets a personal touch of encouragement,\u201d Walker explained. \u201cWe seek to share love, encouragement, prayer, and the message of Jesus with everyone who participates.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

To get the word out about the event the church contacted social workers in the Hazelwood School District who referred families. Social media, flyers and yard signs have also been used.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another Lifelines community ministry is an August back-to-school giveaway of backpacks filled with necessary school supplies.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of each event, we, the volunteers, are the ones who are so blessed,\u201d Willey said.\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cIf one person receives Christ, it is all worth it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Each December, Hazelwood Church members look forward to ministering to their needy neighbors through the church\u2019s Lifelines Christmas Giveaway. The event supplies physical needs but also addresses individuals\u2019 spiritual needs for Christ. Participants receive the Gospel message when they come to pick up needed clothing or toys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":38497,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_selected_social_profile":[]},"categories":[177,40,41,45,8,17],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nHazelwood church meets need in annual Christmas giveaway, despite COVID-19<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Each December, Hazelwood Church members look forward to ministering to their needy neighbors through the church\u2019s Lifelines Christmas Giveaway. The event supplies physical needs but also addresses individuals\u2019 spiritual needs for Christ. Participants receive the Gospel message when they come to pick up needed clothing or toys.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2020\/12\/24\/hazelwood-church-meets-need-in-annual-christmas-giveaway-despite-covid-19\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hazelwood church meets need in annual Christmas giveaway, despite COVID-19\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Each December, Hazelwood Church members look forward to ministering to their needy neighbors through the church\u2019s Lifelines Christmas Giveaway. The event supplies physical needs but also addresses individuals\u2019 spiritual needs for Christ. Participants receive the Gospel message when they come to pick up needed clothing or toys.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2020\/12\/24\/hazelwood-church-meets-need-in-annual-christmas-giveaway-despite-covid-19\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pathway\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/mbcpathway\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-12-24T17:01:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HBC-Food-Voluteers.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1275\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1700\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael Smith\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@mbcpathway\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@mbcpathway\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Michael Smith\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2020\/12\/24\/hazelwood-church-meets-need-in-annual-christmas-giveaway-despite-covid-19\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2020\/12\/24\/hazelwood-church-meets-need-in-annual-christmas-giveaway-despite-covid-19\/\",\"name\":\"Hazelwood church meets need in annual Christmas giveaway, despite COVID-19\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2020\/12\/24\/hazelwood-church-meets-need-in-annual-christmas-giveaway-despite-covid-19\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2020\/12\/24\/hazelwood-church-meets-need-in-annual-christmas-giveaway-despite-covid-19\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HBC-Food-Voluteers.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-12-24T17:01:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-12-24T17:01:43+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4de4f623361ad113abec707c5f89c894\"},\"description\":\"Each December, Hazelwood Church members look forward to ministering to their needy neighbors through the church\u2019s Lifelines Christmas Giveaway. The event supplies physical needs but also addresses individuals\u2019 spiritual needs for Christ. Participants receive the Gospel message when they come to pick up needed clothing or toys.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2020\/12\/24\/hazelwood-church-meets-need-in-annual-christmas-giveaway-despite-covid-19\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2020\/12\/24\/hazelwood-church-meets-need-in-annual-christmas-giveaway-despite-covid-19\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2020\/12\/24\/hazelwood-church-meets-need-in-annual-christmas-giveaway-despite-covid-19\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HBC-Food-Voluteers.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HBC-Food-Voluteers.jpg\",\"width\":1275,\"height\":1700,\"caption\":\"HAZELWOOD \u2013 Hazelwood church volunteers prep food boxes to be distributed to needy families during the church\u2019s Lifelines Christmas Giveaway event. Photo supplied by Hazelwood Baptist Church. (Photo courtesy of Hazelwood Baptist Church.)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2020\/12\/24\/hazelwood-church-meets-need-in-annual-christmas-giveaway-despite-covid-19\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Hazelwood church meets need in annual Christmas giveaway, despite COVID-19\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/\",\"name\":\"Pathway\",\"description\":\"Baptist & Christian News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4de4f623361ad113abec707c5f89c894\",\"name\":\"Michael Smith\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc1c4b7121885e4b3fef9d0e2ff09c2a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc1c4b7121885e4b3fef9d0e2ff09c2a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Michael Smith\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/author\/michaelsmith\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Hazelwood church meets need in annual Christmas giveaway, despite COVID-19","description":"Each December, Hazelwood Church members look forward to ministering to their needy neighbors through the church\u2019s Lifelines Christmas Giveaway. The event supplies physical needs but also addresses individuals\u2019 spiritual needs for Christ. Participants receive the Gospel message when they come to pick up needed clothing or toys.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2020\/12\/24\/hazelwood-church-meets-need-in-annual-christmas-giveaway-despite-covid-19\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Hazelwood church meets need in annual Christmas giveaway, despite COVID-19","og_description":"Each December, Hazelwood Church members look forward to ministering to their needy neighbors through the church\u2019s Lifelines Christmas Giveaway. The event supplies physical needs but also addresses individuals\u2019 spiritual needs for Christ. Participants receive the Gospel message when they come to pick up needed clothing or toys.","og_url":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2020\/12\/24\/hazelwood-church-meets-need-in-annual-christmas-giveaway-despite-covid-19\/","og_site_name":"Pathway","article_publisher":"http:\/\/facebook.com\/mbcpathway","article_published_time":"2020-12-24T17:01:43+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1275,"height":1700,"url":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HBC-Food-Voluteers.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Michael Smith","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@mbcpathway","twitter_site":"@mbcpathway","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Michael Smith","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2020\/12\/24\/hazelwood-church-meets-need-in-annual-christmas-giveaway-despite-covid-19\/","url":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2020\/12\/24\/hazelwood-church-meets-need-in-annual-christmas-giveaway-despite-covid-19\/","name":"Hazelwood church meets need in annual Christmas giveaway, despite COVID-19","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2020\/12\/24\/hazelwood-church-meets-need-in-annual-christmas-giveaway-despite-covid-19\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2020\/12\/24\/hazelwood-church-meets-need-in-annual-christmas-giveaway-despite-covid-19\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HBC-Food-Voluteers.jpg","datePublished":"2020-12-24T17:01:43+00:00","dateModified":"2020-12-24T17:01:43+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4de4f623361ad113abec707c5f89c894"},"description":"Each December, Hazelwood Church members look forward to ministering to their needy neighbors through the church\u2019s Lifelines Christmas Giveaway. The event supplies physical needs but also addresses individuals\u2019 spiritual needs for Christ. Participants receive the Gospel message when they come to pick up needed clothing or toys.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2020\/12\/24\/hazelwood-church-meets-need-in-annual-christmas-giveaway-despite-covid-19\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2020\/12\/24\/hazelwood-church-meets-need-in-annual-christmas-giveaway-despite-covid-19\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2020\/12\/24\/hazelwood-church-meets-need-in-annual-christmas-giveaway-despite-covid-19\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HBC-Food-Voluteers.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HBC-Food-Voluteers.jpg","width":1275,"height":1700,"caption":"HAZELWOOD \u2013 Hazelwood church volunteers prep food boxes to be distributed to needy families during the church\u2019s Lifelines Christmas Giveaway event. Photo supplied by Hazelwood Baptist Church. (Photo courtesy of Hazelwood Baptist Church.)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2020\/12\/24\/hazelwood-church-meets-need-in-annual-christmas-giveaway-despite-covid-19\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Hazelwood church meets need in annual Christmas giveaway, despite COVID-19"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/","name":"Pathway","description":"Baptist & Christian News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4de4f623361ad113abec707c5f89c894","name":"Michael Smith","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc1c4b7121885e4b3fef9d0e2ff09c2a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc1c4b7121885e4b3fef9d0e2ff09c2a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Michael Smith"},"url":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/author\/michaelsmith\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38495"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38495\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}