By Karah Wilson

karah@southerntorch.com

COLLINSVILLE, Ala.—There has been a Community Thanksgiving Service in Collinsville for decades.  It is now held on the Sunday night before Thanksgiving and the location is rotated among the participating churches of the Collinsville Ministerial Association.  This year’s host was Collinsville First Methodist.

Those attending are asked to bring nonperishable foods to be placed in food boxes for families in Collinsville.  The offering at the service is used to pay for a turkey for each box.  The host church is responsible for assembling the boxes and being sure they are all delivered.  This year there were 45 boxes delivered on Wednesday to families all over town.

The service this year featured a joint Youth Choir with youth coming from all the local churches.  The speaker is also rotated between the churches each year.  This year’s speaker was Don Jones, the pastor of Vernon Baptist Church.