This last Sunday we had the opportunity to attend the church service of the church we are staying at this week, and I expected them to be welcoming to us, but the reception we received was incredible. From the moment we walked into the church everyone smiled and introduced themselves to us, rather than give us looks as "the outsiders" that I had been expecting. The pastor even discussed "gospitality", a combination of gospel and hospitality during the children's sermon and later talked about acceptance of everyone as a fundamental part of Christianity.
The welcome we received makes me very optimistic that church's in this area are incredibly active in this community, and while all of them may not be directly focused on child nutrition and obesity, they are certainly making an impact on Huntington.
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