St. James Episcopal Church in Midvale, Utah, Holds Car Show to Raise Funds for Church Needs and Food Pantry

St. James Episcopal Church in Midvale, Utah, is hosting its seventh annual car show, according to KUTV. Angela Micklos, who is coordinating Saturday’s event, said it is the church’s biggest fundraiser. She said about 130 cars would fill the church parking lot, including older vehicles, modern muscle cars, and some rare models.

The money raised will go to the church’s general fund. Micklos said the church is in use almost every day because it serves many local charities and community groups, and keeping the building heated and cooled is costly.

Proceeds will also support the church’s food pantry, which the report describes as one of only two in the area that distribute food on Sundays. A speaker identified as Parent said the pantry typically sees about 150 families on distribution day, roughly one family a minute. The pantry partners with the Utah Food Bank, but the report says it takes considerable food and volunteers to keep the shelves stocked. No one is turned away, and the pantry also provides pet food and diapers for families in need.

The car show begins at 10 a.m. in the church parking lot at 7486 Union Park Avenue in Midvale. Admission is free, and the event will include raffle prizes, gift card giveaways, food trucks, and music. The report describes the pantry’s open-door policy as hospitality extended to every neighbor who arrives in need (Matthew 25:35).

KUTV reported that Kati Ann Powell of Mountain America Credit Union made a surprise visit to support the fundraising effort. Quoted in the report, she said, “We love that you pay it forward every day in your community, and with the service of the food bank, and we want to pay it forward to you. On behalf of Mountain America Credit Union and KUTV, we have this donation for you.”

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