WHC delivers movie under the stars

  • By Angela Workman
  • August 20, 2012
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Summary: The Wooster Hope Center (WHC) hosted a movie under the stars on Friday, August 17 at the OARDC Amphitheater. Featuring the movie, E.T., the event drew a large crowd of families. Area churches also held food sales to raise money for the backpack of food program, unrolling this fall. Adults and children alike can learn plenty from the movie, E.T. Acceptance, appreciation of others and taking care of those in the community are some of the lessons that Elliott, the main character, provides alongside his extraterrestrial friend. The same can be said for the Wooster Hope Center (WHC). Instilling similar lessons, the WHC hosted a movie under the stars at the OARDC’s Amphitheater on Friday, August 17. E.T. was shown among the trees and plants, beneath a blanket of black sky. To support the upcoming backpack of food program, area churches sold food at the movie. Those who donated or served food included, Feed HIS Family Ministries, Inc., Parkview Christian Church, Church of the Saviour, First Presbyterian Church, DayBreak Community Church, and Wooster Church of the Nazarene. Participants were treated to sandwiches, ice cream and popcorn. This effort will help provide a bag of nonperishable food to participating students every other Friday at Cornerstone Elementary and Parkview Elementary. The program is a result of collaboration between the Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank, Parkview Elementary, Cornerstone Elementary, the 21st Century Program, The College of Wooster’s Social Entrepreneurship program and Volunteer Network, Kohl’s department store, Parkview Christian Church and the Wooster Church of the Nazarene. “As I looked around the crowd on this beautiful night, I saw people from different races and different socioeconomic classes uniting together on common ground as a community. It was surreal,” said Richard Frazier, administrator of the WHC and pastor at DayBreak Community Church. “Thanks to the OARDC for donating the Amphitheater and volunteers to help park cars.” Frazier also explained that he received positive feedback from families who attended. The children cheered when the movie began, and the buzz of excited giggles and chatter could be heard from the crowd. Frazier developed the idea after talking with volunteers and clients of the WHC, learning that there was a need for more free community activities. The support pouring in from the churches and volunteers painted a picture of compassion and collaboration. This is the second family friendly activity hosted by the WHC. The first was Kids’ Day at Christmas Run Park, which was held in June. There will be another movie next year due to the success. “One of the neat things that the Wooster Hope Center has been able to do is bring the whole community together. One of the things that we like to see is the fact that he can go out and find a need and address it and be able to get everybody to work together as a common unit, and you don’t see that everywhere,” said Dennis Davie, founder of Feed HIS Family Ministry, Inc. Additionally, Jeremy Chupp volunteered to run the sound for the event. He said that the movie offered the different churches a chance to set aside differences in doctrines and faith to support a common purpose—nurturing and supporting the community as a whole. “It is so wonderful to see the body of Christ coming together and being able to fellowship together and love one another and provide something that’s so beneficial to the entire community. To do that working together as brothers and sisters really is very special,” said Jeff Watson, pastor at Church of the Saviour. Anyone interested in volunteering for the WHC or making a donation can contact Richard Frazier at woosterhopecenter@gmail.com.


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