Service Sweetens Albuquerque Central’s Summer

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Church members at the Albuquerque Central Seventh-day Adventist Church assembled “blessing bags” while enjoying an ice cream social during church fellowship meals in July 2025.

For several weeks leading up to the events, multiple ministries, including community services, the social committee, Pathfinders, Adventurers, Sabbath School classes and women’s ministries, along with the entire church family, were encouraged to donate items to help those in need in the community.

The plan was to bless the community both physically and spiritually, while also fostering fellowship, joy and unity in the church family.

The response was generous. A wide variety of items was collected, including individual snacks, juices, water bottles with community resource information, socks, mini flashlights, personal hygiene products and uplifting spiritual gifts. Because of this outpouring of support, the church members had enough supplies to keep members busy assembling Blessing Bags over the course of two potlucks. Their efforts were celebrated by an ice cream social at both events sponsored by the church’s Adventurer Club. 

Together, participants assembled more than 100 blessing bags to take and distribute as the Holy Spirit led.

By Janet Van Why