Virginia Episcopalian Magazine Summer 2014 Issue | Page 12

Hungry for Hospitality
Food truck courts come to Richmond-area churches
Emily Cherry

Emmanuel, Brook Hill, in Richmond is a church

invite people back into our property, to let them know

that’s tucked away a bit, off a busy road. “It’s been

that it’s a place of welcome,” said Wingo.

there since 1860, but still sometimes people in the

surrounding area don’t know it’s there,” said the

of Emmanuel, who are offering their property to a

Rev. Sara-Scott Wingo, priest-in-charge. So the

number of food truck vendors on Wednesday evenings

congregation came up with an innovative idea to help

throughout the summer for the first time. Attendees

build visibility: hosting a food truck court.

bring folding chairs, take their pick from a variety of

vendors and spend a post-work evening enjoying

“We thought this would be a wonderful way to

It’s a ministry of hospitality for the members

At Emmanuel, Brook Hill, in Richmond, the congregation plans to expand its Wednesday evening food truck offering to include a
contemplative Eucharist option, so folks can “get a taste of what the Episcopal Church is like, if there’s some curiosity,” said the
Rev. Sara-Scott Wingo, priest-in-charge.
Photos: John Dixon

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