Heaven-sent breakfast for kids

CARING COMMUNITY: Pastor Phil Husband offers 5-year-old Tiana-Rose Thomson a hot drink.PHOTO/ STUART MUNRO 290715WCSMBREAKFAST2

Harrison St Community Church is open for breakfast.

About 15 pupils from Keith St School yesterday tucked into scrambled eggs, bacon, toast, Milo and orange juice at the church hall, before walking down the road to school.

It is the first of what church pastor Phil Husband hopes will be weekly events, and is a collaboration between the church, Christ Church, Wanganui East Baptist Church, and Mint Cafe.

"The churches buy the food and Mint provides the staff to cook the food," Mr Husband said.

"We talked to Keith St School, and they identified a group of children that they thought would benefit from a cooked breakfast."

Parents are also welcome to the breakfasts and are offered toast and hot drinks.

The community breakfasts are part of the small Lutheran church's "Our Street" project.

Aimed at residents living in the Harrison St, Keith St, and Niblett St areas, the project takes the church out to the community, rather than bringing the community in to the church.

"It's part of being a good neighbour," Mr Husband said.

Lez Kiriona, owner of Mint, was keen to get involved as soon as he heard about the project.

"There is a real need in this community, and this is one way to help," he said.