Church success is in the secret

BOARDMAN — Customers arriving at Boardman United Methodist Church to pick up their ham loaf orders need only to follow their noses to fellowship hall.

The heavenly ham aroma, an enticing promise of the comfort food they’ll be carting home, wafts through the halls.

The ham loaf project at the church embodies a spirit of generosity, teamwork and dedication to a cause.

And, the ham loaves are mighty tasty.

Kay Lugibihl, a volunteer, credited the recipe to Western Reserve Baptist Church, where her mother attended.

“They had served the ham loaves at luncheons,” she said, and also sold them as a fundraiser. When Western Reserve discontinued the project, Lugibihl asked if Boardman UMC could use the recipe.

“They gave the OK with one stipulation ... that we didn’t share the recipe,” she said.

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