BOBS beats hunger each day with free breakfasts
It's been 30 years since five diverse Christian denominations and congregations united in a common purpose. Each workday at the crack of dawn, it's still going strong. Volunteers from those five churches each morning come together to serve a free hot breakfast to anyone who needs it. Guests might be homeless, they might be struggling to make ends meet, they might just have a big family of small children, or they're elderly on a fixed income. What's the name of this ministry? Well, there's a funny expression popular in the British Commonwealth that goes, "And Bob's your uncle." It's how you might sum up a lengthy explanation, another way of saying, "And there you go." But here in Abilene, BOBS's not your uncle. BOBS is Breakfast on Beech Street. Income, social status, age, religious affiliation — none of those things matter at BOBS. What does matter is that everyone starts the day with a proper meal and for good measure they get a sack lunch on their way out the door when they're finished. The five congregations that bring BOBS to life are First Christian Church, Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest, First Methodist Church, First Central Presbyterian Church, Highland
