Atonement Lutheran Church in Rapid City, South Dakota, Holds 42nd Annual Bazaar and Bake Sale

Atonement Lutheran Church in Rapid City, S.D., welcomed community members to its 42nd annual bake sale, bazaar and craft show, which offered homemade treats and goods from local vendors.

Church members prepared more than 250 packages of lefse, a potato-based flatbread, along with several flavors of homemade kuchen. Visitors could also find caramel and cinnamon rolls and handmade crafts, including crocheted hats.

Operations Director Michael Borden said he arrived at the church at 4:30 a.m. to help prepare for the event. “We cooked one hundred and thirty or one hundred and forty caramel and cinnamon rolls,” Borden said. “It’s just a good time to see all the people in the community get together,” a picture of neighbors gathering in unity (Psalm 133:1).

Borden said the event began with a craft and bake sale and a turkey dinner. The church dropped the dinner after 40 years, he said, and now focuses on baked goods and on inviting vendors to sell their items.

The bazaar is the church’s major fundraiser of the year, with some proceeds supporting daily operations, Borden said. The church’s youth group also sold premade soup kits to help fund a trip to the National Youth Gathering.

Borden thanked those who attended and supported the church, saying he hopes to see them again next year. He said the church also plans a similar show on the first Saturday in March.

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