Wednesday Night
Fellowship Dinners

...A great tradition at Forest Hills Presbyterian Church is the Wednesday night fellowship dinners. These dinners began in 1978, soon after the enlarging of Larrick Hall. We normally have between 100 and 120 people who gather together for good food, good fellowship, and good programs. The dinners, cooked in the church kitchen by members and friends of the church, begin at 6:15. There are announcements and the sharing of prayer concerns, then the program begins at approximately 7 p.m. By 7:30, we are finished, and folks then go home, or head to choir practice or a prayer meeting in the chapel.

. ...The dinners we have are excellent meals. There is a salad to begin, and the dinner consists of meat (chicken, roast beef, ham, pork) vegetable and potato, and dessert. We don't know how our cooks do it, but they continually give us a great meal!

...The programs center around areas of mission, special music presentations, Bible study, or getting to know one another better." In the past year we had representatives from local mission groups, such as Habitat for Humanity, lead the program. We've had studies on religious groups such as Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons. The Forest Hills Singers opened the program schedule a year ago with a stirring night of music and song.

...The Wednesday night fellowship dinners are so helpful in developing relationships in the church, and they help us celebrate our unity in Christ. It is a good night out, and the cost is very reasonable. The cost is $4 per person, $2.50 for children over 5, children under 5 are free, and a family maximum is $11. We boast that you can't beat the price for such a meal, and you get the program and fellowship as well!

Dinner Theater:

...For many years the choir has been doing a dinner theater in the spring of the year. This includes a wonderful candlelight dinner served by the choir, and about an hour's worth of special music by the choir. There have been songs from Broadway musicals, as well as special selections by ensemble groups who sing songs by such artists as The Beach Boys. The singing is great, it is a lot of fun, and the congregation looks forward to inviting friends to this wonderful dinner theater.

Keenagers:

...This group of retired persons gathers on the first Tuesday of the month for a program, then they share a lunch together. Sometimes the group travels to a particular location for a show, or goes to a museum together. Other times their programs consist of the sharing of videos or slides from trips members have taken. The folks in the group enjoy the fellowship, and look forward to the times they can get together.

Chowdowners:

...Forest Hills Presbyterian Church is a church that likes to eat. On the third Monday of the month, the Chowdowners gather at Piccadilly's Restaurant on Dale Mabry Highway at 6:30 for dinner (in a private meeting room) and a program. There are usually about 35 people who attend. It's a good way to get to meet people in the church.

Fifth Sunday Luncheons:

...On the fifth Sunday of the month (usually 4 times per year) we gather together for a fellowship luncheon. Members and friends bring a covered dish to share, and everyone enjoys the food and fellowship. At many of these luncheons, New Members are guests of honor, and there is a time to greet new members.

Senior Luncheon:

...Several weeks before Christmas we are in Larrick Hall for a luncheon honoring the senior adults in the church. Food is prepared by church members, and there is a nice lunch served by members of the church, followed by a program. It is good fun, and the folks who attend look forward to the luncheon every year.

Mother-Daughter Banquet:

...This annual event is held near Mother's Day, and gives an opportunity for family and friends to get together. Women of all ages (from infant through ?) are present on this day.

Christmas Caroling:

...A week or two before Christmas we gather together to travel to the homes of people who are confined to their homes in order to sing some Christmas Carols, and to bring the joy of the church to them. This is very meaningful for those who are visited, and very meaningful for the visitors as well.

Fun Fridays:

...The Christian Education committee sponsors these events several times each year on a Friday night, for children in the church and in the community. There are lots of young people who take advantage of the good time at these special events.