Nashville church in need of food donations for free summer camp for kids
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and last updated 2021-06-03 19:56:03-04
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â A North Nashville church that runs a free summer camp needs help in the form of donations, but also a long-term solution.
Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church often cares for the children of low-income families as their parents pursue education or are working.
They did so through the pandemic.
They took in 40 kids as they went to school virtually. The church feeds the kids breakfast, lunch and a snack every day. Supplies were running low as church members and other volunteers fed the children week after week.
Since 1976, Rev. Dr. Cecil Bridgeforth, Sr. has been preaching at Shiloh Baptist Church on Betts Street in Danville. The churchâs home, the Almagro community, became Bridgeforthâs home, and over the years, he has continued to advocate for the community that so many black Danvillians have flourished from.
While its exact establishment date is unknown, Almagro was a town to itself just west of Danville, and according to Bridgeforth, was incorporated in Chatham.
The town, located off of what is now Industrial Drive, had its own post office and police department. Bridgeforth said it was one of the very few black towns in the country.Â
Christmas on Monroe event serves up hope in a challenging year
An estimated 600 families showed up to Mt. Carmel Baptist for the giveaway
and last updated 2020-12-12 21:30:41-05
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â Every year, Mount Carmel Baptist Church holds the event Christmas on Monroe as a way to give families what they need to pull off a holiday celebration. But given the challenges of 2020, more people showed up this year than ever before. Some people have not even gotten back from the tornado, said Bishop Marcus Campbell of Mt. Carmel Baptist. And the pandemic caused a lot of people to lose their jobs.