Many families experience hardships that can make the celebration of holidays, such as Christmas, only a dream. For the past ten years the members of McConnellstown UMC have helped make dreams come true.
With the help of the Center for Community Action in Huntingdon they identify needy families in their community, then church members buy and wrap gifts, both needed things and wishful things, based upon ages of the family members.
“We always receive lovely thank you notes from the families sharing how much they appreciate the kindness of others, and how it helped make Christmas special for their children,” said Violet Confer. “McConnellstown UMC has been blessed by this outreach. There are many more families in need, and our hope is that more churches and organizations will participate in an outreach opportunity like this.”
