WHO: Multi GRAMMY winning, COLUMBIA RECORDS superstars, MARY MARY!
WHAT: MARY MARY & PILLSBURY® EGG SCRAMBLES™ AND GRANDS!™ BISCUIT SANDWICHES TEAMED UP FOR THE DO SOMETHING BIG CONTEST.
The contest launched in October 2011 and submissions were accepted over a 6-week period. Churches were challenged to identify a meaningful need within their community, design and create a winning solution, and mobilize their ministry into positive action. Many churches submitted entries; however the finalists were narrowed down by Mary Mary according to the participating church’s creativity, inspiration, and impact on the community. After the finalists were selected, the general public voted on the winning church. The winning church received a free one hour concert by Mary Mary and breakfast for their entire community sponsored by Pillsbury.
True Holy Church’s community service initiative captured the essence of the contest. The 100 member church has been serving their community through their Kitchen Pantry and Clothing Bank since 1988. The church’s members volunteer every Saturday morning preparing and giving out bags containing food for those in need and simultaneously run a clothing drive where the community can obtain as many articles of clothing as they need without limitations. The Kitchen Pantry project donates an average of 275 bags to the community a week and reported 10,000 bags given to the community, roughly equaling 33, 000 recipients in 2010.
View the church’s winning video submission here:
WHERE/WHEN:
SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2012
TRUE HOLY CHURCH: CITY OF REFUGE
1866 EASTERN PARKWAY
BROOKLYN, NY 11233
7:00pm
Praise for SOMETHING BIG
“Celebratory and thrilling” – USA Today
“A joyous testimony” – People Magazine
“Listening to the record, you never forget the idea of gospel as a common denominator in American pop… These songs aren’t explicitly about religious devotion, but they are all about striving, perseverance and straight talk…” –New York Times
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