The importance of diversity: The importance of diversity

The importance of diversity: The importance of diversity: Interracial Family The Billups Family 1.) What does diversity mean to you? People from different ethnic backgrounds ...

Oasis Christian Church Coffee Hour

1.) Did you attend an event at Oasis Christian Church on Sunday? Yes. I attended Coffee Hour after Communion.

2.) What was the experience like at that particular event? Awesome!

3.) Did you know anyone from any other church events that you attended at? Yes. My mom & I knew Barbara from International Gospel Fellowship (IGF) on Park Avenue in Windsor.

4.) What was the fellowship like at Oasis Christian Church at Coffee Hour? It was wonderful. We were all sharing things & everyone was keeping each other in their prayer for needs in their lives' and for others who had needs too.

5.) Does an event like Coffee Hour bring about wonderful friendships as well as the wonderful fellow-shipping? Absolutely!

6.) Are you glad that you attended this particular church event? Yes!

7.) Do they have Coffee Hour at Oasis Christian Church (OCC) every week? Yes.

8.) Was this your first time going to Coffee Hour at OCC? Yes.

9.) Would you invite at a friend at OCC? Definitely!

10.) Do you plan on going to another Coffee Hour event at OCC? Yes.

11.) Please describe the atmosphere at OCC. Warm-hearted people, every one is all looking out for one another (What I remember about church family), every one is encouraging and helping each other. The church is very diverse (What I'm used to), and people have an attitude of "Blessed to be a blessing."

12.) Would you say that OCC fellowship is what you were used to growing up? Definitely!

13.) Do anyone else attend OCC that went to a church or churches that you and your mom attended? Yes. We knew Connie who also went to International Gospel Fellowship (IGF).

14.) Do you feel that the Lord is raising up churches in New England? Yes! Philippians 2:12-16 King James Version (KJV) https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians+2%3A12-16&version=KJV

Diversity Festival & Potluck Dinner

It was approximately 15 years ago to be exact. I went to a diversity festival at Manchester Community College (MCC) and saw a lot of souvenirs of the different countries. I saw Jamaican food and listened to some Reggae music. I remember listening to a lady play some songs on her guitar. I was mainly browsing inside the old Lowe Building at MCC. I happened to visit a table where the Puerto Ricans were at and noticed some of the food that the Puerto Ricans made. However, I didn't feel led to try any of the Puerto Rican food, instead I went to the Jamaican food table and noticed that they had beef patties and cocoa breads. Whether you are experimenting and browsing you want to make sure that you want to write about the most interesting things whether it's a potluck dinner or a diversity festival.

Speaking of potluck dinner, I enjoyed it very much eating all the free food that was at the potluck dinner! The potluck dinner was held at the Rotunda in the MCC new building. I remember before everyone ate, there were a couple of introductory. The music came from the bagpipes from the people who were from Scotland. The Scottish people did their famous Scottish dance and we all applauded. At this potluck dinner were the following food: Collard greens, macaroni and cheese, baked chicken, beef patties, etc. I think what made this such a great experience was the desserts that they had that were really good. I tried a piece of Oreo cake, chocolate chip cookies (my favorite cookies), brownies, chocolate cake, chocolate chip & peanut butter brownies, and I will never forget eating granola topped with blueberries and strawberries. My only regret that I had was that I didn't try the chip platter which I heard was very delicious! I really enjoyed the potluck dinner because when I heard that this was the first time that there was going to be food at this potluck, I just knew I had to try out the food!