The Extreme, 425 College Ave., has meals for college students and young adults on Wednesday at 7 p.m. with a Bible study to follow. The Bible study is led by Cristian and Haylee Perolli, who oversee youth ministry at Hopeton Church. Students are pictured at The Extreme on Aug. 31.

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The Wesley House, 1027 8th St., is across the street from Shockley Hall. Volunteers serve lunch Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Different churches volunteer to provide meals for the students and decide what meal they want to bring. Some meals that churches have brought in the past include pizza, hot dogs and sloppy joes. The Wesley House provides meals to share the love of Jesus, said Wesley House intern Josie Gibson.

The Extreme, 425 College Ave., has meals for college students and young adults on Wednesday at 7 p.m. with a Bible study to follow. The Bible study is led by Cristian and Haylee Perolli, who oversee youth ministry at Hopeton Church. Students are pictured at The Extreme on Aug. 31.
The Baptist Collegiate Ministries – or BCM, as it is more commonly known – is located at 1020 College Ave. east of Carter Hall. The BCM offers meals every Wednesday for Noonday from 11:30 a.m. until roughly 1 p.m., when they either run out of food or students quit coming in. The BCM is volunteer-based, so the meals change each week, according to BCM Director Miles Harris. Students are shown getting food at the BCM on Aug. 30.
Alva’s First Baptist Church, 714 College Ave., serves meals every Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Different church members sign up each week to cook, so they decide what they want to make. It is a home-cooked meal, though, so they try to make it as home-like as possible. Student minister Derrick Thomas said serving meals is a great opportunity to meet and talk to people the church may not see every day. Church member Kiley Feely, left, serves dinner on Aug. 30.

Faith Center Fellowship, 324 College Ave., serves potluck-style home-cooked meals every Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., with a Bible study following. The reason the Faith Center started serving meals is because people will always come to a place that offers free food, according to Taylor Phillips. The meal time is also an opportunity for fellowship.

The First Christian Church, 821 College Ave., has meals every Wednesday of the fall and spring semesters at 5 p.m. The church has a different home-cooked meal each week, but it usually rotates between taco salad, brisket sandwiches and Santa Fe soup, according to Emily Bohlen, one of the church cooks. The church serves meals to give students a place to get away from campus.