350th Celebration Begins…

[photo taken from the Queens Chronicle article.]

First Church Jamaica kicked off their 350th Anniversary events this past weekend.

You can check out a great article here from the Queens Chronicle about the service that was held.

And you can read another great article from the Times Ledger and see more pictures from the celebration here.

 One of the fun facts from the Times Ledger article is: “Its history follows that of the nation, from the days of the American Revolution on through the Civil War, when it hosted an entire regiment of Connecticut Yankee soldiers after a Long Island Rail Road train broke down on the way to an encampment.”

 

 

 

Whosoever Gospel Toy Giveaway Pictures

As promised…

You can check out more pictures from the 2011 Christmas Toy Giveaway at Whosoever Gospel Mission here.

Thanks again to the hard work put in by Whosoever Gospel staff and all the volunteers.

 

Celebrating Christmas

One of our favorites parts of the Christmas season is getting to spend a day with our friends at Whosoever Gospel Mission.

and then helping people pick out the perfect present for the children or grandchildren.

There were tons of toys to choose from and then a whole lot of wrapping to do. 

You can check out more about Whosoever Gospel Mission and all the incredible ways they are serving the community here. We’ll post a link with pictures that their awesome volunteer coordinator Heather took once they have those up too.