LAUREL HILL — An evening of fellowship, thanksgiving and feasting awaits this close-knit community's residents at Wednesday's annual Laurel Hill Harvest Supper.
The feast is always held the Wednesday evening of the week before Thanksgiving. In recent years, the First Baptist Church has hosted the supper because it has the largest fellowship hall.
This year’s supper is sponsored by South Ebenezer Baptist Church. Traditionally, the sponsoring church leads the pre-meal thanksgiving service and congregational sing.
After the service, attendees dig into Southern church supper specialties and desserts, many of them family favorites passed down through generations.
A quarter or more of Laurel Hill’s 567-person population attends the Harvest Supper, which senior citizens fondly remember from their younger days, though none can quite recall when the tradition started.
WANT TO GO?
WHAT:Laurel Hill Harvest Supper
WHEN:6:30 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE:Laurel Hill First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 3972 Second Ave.
COST:Free, but families traditionally bring a covered dish, salad or dessert to contribute to the feast
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Laurel Hill Harvest Supper set for Wednesday