Annual All You Can Eat Fundraiser Breakfast Draws Hungry Crowds to Lincoln Christian Church

 

[March 12, 2024] 

A sunny Saturday brought hungry folks to Lincoln Christian Church (LCC) last weekend for The-Ultimate-All-You-Can-Eat-Breakfast annual fundraiser in support of the LCC youth choirs. Proceeds from the breakfast go toward the spring and summer tours of Heartsong (5th through 8th grade) and Good News (9th through 12 grade) choirs.

All choir students are required to pitch in with the work of serving and cleaning up the ultimate breakfast to support their choir tours.

Delicious aromas wafted through the LCC Fellowship Center while people waited in line for fresh pancakes, crispy bacon, scrambled eggs, fried potatoes, sausage, biscuits & gravy, orange juice, and iced tea. Carry outs were also available. Attendees had only themselves to blame if they left still hungry.

Choir director and LCC Worship Minister Laurin Hill said, “There was a really good turn out. Seven hundred and fifty-nine people.”

Many choir parents and other sponsors could be found manning the griddle and washing dishes. “We appreciated everyone helping out,” Hill said. Preparations had been made to serve the food safely with Lincoln’s extended boil order last week, but fortunately the order was lifted Friday evening.

Heartsong’s portion of the proceeds will help support their spring tour to the St. Louis area from April 19th to 21st. They will be presenting their concert “Sticky Notes and Bible Quotes” and leading worship for both services at Community Christian Church in Alton, IL and they will also perform for a nursing home in Godfrey, IL. Heartsong has 33 students and will travel with 14 adult sponsors.

Good News will be embarking on a nine day tour June 4-11 with their musical production “My Story, God’s Glory.” Good News includes the high school student choir, T.R.A.S.H (a percussion ensemble using found objects of metal and plastic), and a drama team. They will have concerts in Illinois, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee with a fun day off from their seven concerts at Disney World. They will fill their tour bus with 31 students and 12 adult sponsors.

Hill states that “The 2024 edition of Good News is excited to join the legacy of traveling student ensembles from Lincoln Christian Church sharing the good news of Jesus’ love in 43 states across the United States and Canada since 1971.” Hill describes this year’s Good News concert as “a relevant message for all ages that will encourage and uplift.” The production “takes a look at how God intersects with our lives every day– no matter where we have been or what we have done.”

Heartsong will be performing a home concert on Sunday, April 21 at 4:00 p.m. at Lincoln Christian Church. Good News will kick off their 9 day tour with a home concert at LCC on Monday, June 3 at 7:00 p.m., and there will be a second nearby opportunity to see them at their final concert hosted by Williamsville Christian Church in Williamsville on Tuesday, June 11 at 7:00 p.m. The-Ultimate-All-You-Can-Eat-Breakfast in support of LCC’s student choirs happens every year during the first week of March, and they welcome everyone who enjoys a good breakfast.

[Stephanie Hall]