More than 50 backpacks filled with essential winter supplies are set to be handed out to unhoused residents in Hampton this Wednesday, thanks to a local church’s annual outreach effort.
Congregants at True Word Ministry Church gathered Sunday morning to pack 54 backpacks with nonperishable food, blankets, hats, gloves, reflective vests, toiletries, and more. The initiative, spearheaded by Pastor Wesley Wooten and his wife, Lady Audrey Wooten, is now in its 17th year.
“We set a goal for 50, but managed 54 this year. And this is something that we do every year. We donate back to the community,” Pastor Wooten said…