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Impact Christian Church Hosts 'Operation Hope' Dinner
A Moon Township church hopes to make the Christmas season brighter for local families in need.
Moon Township's Impact Christian Church will bring Christmas a few weeks early to members of the community in need at its first "Operation Hope" dinner on Saturday. "We'll have turkey, ham, stuffing, pie, sort of everything you would have for a Thanksgiving dinner," said student ministry coordinator Zach Shidemantle. Church volunteers have spent recent weeks reaching out to area food pantries, clinics and other organizations to spread the word of the event. Shidemantle said last Christmas season, the church worked with the nonprofit Light of Life, sponsoring a clinic for the homeless in downtown Pittsburgh. This year, the church wanted to make it's mark closer to home, he said. "There are people in Moon struggling to put a meal together…
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