Chili Cook-Off at Soldotna Catholic Church

Do you think you have the best-tasting chilli? Soldotna Catholic Church will hold a Chilli Cook-off and Bake Sale in its Fireweed Fellowship Hall on Saturday from 4 to 8 p.m. For rules and information on entering, call Mary at 252-3131. To volunteer, call Steve at 398-3937. To contribute goods to the Bake Sale, call Carolyn at 252-9381. The church is located at 222 West Redoubt Avenue in Soldotna.

Love INC plans volunteer luncheon

Love INC is having their first annual volunteer appreciation luncheon on Saturday, with door prizes, guest speakers, and food. Anyone who has volunteered for Love INC is invited to attend. It is being held at the Nikiski Nazarene Church just past “The Place Motel” at 1 p.m. For more info please call Chris at 987-5667.

Bluegrass at Kenai United Methodist Church

Blue Grass listeners and players are invited to the Kenai United Methodist Church on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. to participate in a Blue Grass jam. Participants should use the side door off the parking lot. The Church is located at 607 Frontage Road across from Wells Fargo Bank. All are welcome to attend. For more information contact Jim Evenson at 776-8060.

Midnight Son starts youth programs

Registration for the Midnight Son Seventh Day Adventist Adventurers children program will be open until the end of January. Meetings are every Wednesday at 6:30. Call or text Toni Loop at 740-1476.

The Midnight Son Adventurer program is raising money for uniforms. The are selling giant chocolate kisses for $5 each. Currently there is plain chocolate, chocolate peanut butter and a non-chocolate rice crispy kiss. Delivery is between February 4-18. But you can preorder now by calling or texting Toni Loop at 740-1476.

Bible study group starting

The Midnight Son Seventh Day Adventist Church is starting a Weekly Women’s Bible Study group. The first book to be read is “Unglued” by Lysa Terkeurst. For more information call or text Crystal Sumner at 252-4543.

Calvary Baptist kids club meets

Calvary Baptist Church has resumed its Awana Kids Club on Sunday evenings. The group meets at Kenai Middle School from 5:15-7:30 p.m. All kids, ages 3 through sixth grade, are welcome. See the Calvary Baptist Awana web page for further details and Club schedule: calvarykenai.org/awana.

Bible study with Nikiski Aglow

Nikiski Aglow meets each Saturday morning from 9-11 a.m. at the Nikiski New Hope Christian Fellowship, Mile 23 North Road. All are welcome to attend. Aglow International is founded on prayer and compassionate outreach. It is global in ministry vision, yet rooted in small groups. Nikiski Aglow is hosting the DVD teaching of Graham Cooke with “Game Changers.” The five themes are: 1. How you are known in heaven; 2. Establishing your internal overcomer; 3. Mind of Christ; 4. Reinventing your walk in the fruit of the Spirit; 5. Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ. For information call Bev at 776-8022 or 398-7311 or Paulette at 252-7372.

Soldotna Food Pantry open weekly

The Soldotna Food Pantry is open every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for residents experiencing food shortages.

The Food Pantry is located at the Soldotna United Methodist Church, at 158 South Binkley Street, now offers a Food Pantry for citizens in the community who are experiencing food shortages.

Non-perishable food items or monetary donations may be dropped off at the church on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or on Sunday from 9 a.m. until noon. For more information or if you have questions, please call 262-4657.

United Methodist Church provides food pantry

The Kenai United Methodist Church provides a food pantry for those in need every Monday from noon to 3 p.m. The Methodist Church is located on the Kenai Spur Highway next to the Boys and Girls Club. The entrance to the Food Pantry is through the side door. The Pantry closes for holidays.

For more information contact the church office at 283-7868 or email kumcalaska@gmail.com.

Clothes 4 U at First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church Soldotna, located at 159 S. Binkley Street, is re-opening its Clothes 4 U program. It is open on the second and fourth Saturday of each month from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. All clothing and shoes are free to the public.

Clothes Quarters open weekly

Clothes Quarters at Our Lady of the Angels Church is open every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the first Saturday of every month from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 907-283-4555.

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