Fusion Church closing kitchen doors for renovations – Edmonton | 24CA News
A gaggle of volunteers at Fusion Church kitchen might not be making Sunday meals for lengthy, as it’s set to shut for renovations.
Every Sunday, a bunch gathers within the west finish church’s kitchen to organize meals to dish out to weak Edmontonians on the close by Butler Park. Coats and blankets are additionally out there for anybody needing greater than a heat meal.
Roy has been serving meals on the park for the final 12 months and a half and says he’s seen a big improve within the variety of individuals stopping by.
“I kept on hearing a voice saying ‘feed my people,’” mentioned Roy. “A lot of people are in a situation and it’s not their fault.”
Although the mission is required in the neighborhood, it’s additionally in peril of shutting down. Renovations are about to start at Fusion Church and the kitchen will not be out there for Sunday meal prep.
Another church has provided its kitchen however Roy mentioned he’s nonetheless ready to listen to from Alberta Health Services about whether or not the group will likely be allowed to make use of it.
Due to the variety of individuals they serve, AHS wants to supply a stamp of approval.
“We have to have an approved kitchen. It has to be legal. Everything had to be handled a certain way,” Roy mentioned.
Roy mentioned they head to the park round 2p.m. and are fortunate if they’ve any meals left an hour later.
While the expansion of this system is wonderful to see, Roy mentioned, it’s actually onerous to show individuals down when there’s no meals left.
“There are so many people in the west, and there isn’t really anything for the people. It’s not like downtown where you have Boyle Street … they can always get a meal. But here, a lot of times they are going two or three days and there’s no place for a meal,” mentioned Roy.
“It would break my heart if I could not feed the people.”
Volunteer Zoey Ringham mentioned herself and the opposite volunteers have shaped friendships with the group they serve.
“They’re literally like our family when we go to the park and so are the people I volunteer with,” she mentioned.
Ringham began cooking sizzling desserts this winter and brings them to the park each different week and is now generally known as the “dessert lady,” she laughed.
“We can’t just let them go hungry,” Ringham mentioned of the 200 individuals they serve each week. “Who’s going to feed these people?”
— With information from Slav Kornik, Global News
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