Church ice cream social features meal and music

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Brothers Ryan (left), Nicholas (center) and Austin Stowers waited in line with their mother for their share of food.

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Joyce Dickson (left), Betty Arn, Trudy Lee and Betty Hatfield (right) served the clergy some delicious Methodist cooking.

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The Glory Bound Gospel Singers warmed up their voices for the crowd during the church's Ice Cream Social.

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Pastor George Lee (left) made sure Carol Zimmer and her nephew, Connor, liked their food.

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Adam Scheetz (with hat) served Nancy Cormel ice cream at the event.

By SARAH FOOR

neighbors@vindy.com

The premise of West Austintown United Methodist Church’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social July 17 was pretty simple — good food and good music.

Pastor George Lee and his wife, Trudy, organized the event which included a meal and a concert.

“I think they came for both, actually, because both are wonderful,” said Lee. “But you can’t beat Methodist cooking.”

The menu included sloppy joes, hot dogs, potato salad, baked beans, apple dumplings, and of course, ice cream.

The crowd paid a small fee for their choice of food, with all of funds raised going toward repainting the church’s sanctuary room.

After the meal, The Glory Bound Gospel Singers and The Larry Clegg Group provided entertainment for the large crowd.

Watching from the back, Janet Lisinki said, “What a wonderful way to spend a Saturday.”