ALIFE Community Day extends love to city

Last weekend Abiding Love International Fellowship church held its third annual two-day Community Day fair to show love to the City of Trenton.

Located at 210 Genesee St. in the Chambersburg section of Trenton, ALIFE brought folks from all over the area to share in the many free activities that they were offering.

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Pastor of ALIFE, Akin Bankole, Ph.D., said, “God wants us to be an extension of his hands…and [we are inviting] the community to come and enjoy this day with us. We have a swimming pool for the children. We have a playground for the children… face painting… health check ups… prayer tent… clothes that we are giving out…  cooking: hamburgers, hotdogs…  We just want people to come and to experience the love of Jesus Christ.”

The children enjoyed the pool, the food, and their games. The adults had other activities in their tents such as a prayer table and a health fair table where ALIFE medical staff offered free blood pressure checks and other screenings.

ALIFE Deaconess, Vera Stone, explained that apart from the blood pressure checkups, they have been inviting community members to come to the church by telling them more about what they do at ALIFE.

Dara Bankole, member of ALIFE, explained that they want the community to know that the church is there for them so they can experience Jesus’ love.

The event participants included residents from communities such as Selinsgrove in Pennsylvania as well as people from different areas of Trenton.

The Community Day staff offered bilingual communications for individuals in both English and Spanish.

“We really just want to connect with everyone,” said Jocelyn Kennedy, member of ALIFE.

In an effort to extend their love and to build relationships, Community Day was an evening event on Friday and lasted from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.