Peace Meal

October 22, 2025
Pictured left is Martha Jones, one of the Peace meal organizers, with Pam Deters. Pictured left is Martha Jones, one of the Peace meal organizers, with Pam Deters.

The Immanuel Methodist Church of Canton has a group, The United Women of Faith, whose project for the last three years has been offering a Peace meal to citizens on the third Thursday of every month. Member Martha Jones learned about a peace meal several years ago as a project and brought the idea to members and they decided it would be a needed service.
Once a month, a meal is offered, prepared by the ladies, to offer fellowship and a home cooked meal to anyone, especially senior citizens. This presents the opportunity to have a nice meal and socialize. The program is self-supporting.  The ladies ask for a donation equivalent to what a person would tip at a restaurant. Members of the church provide desserts. There is usually a crowd of 30 to 40 people attending. Carry-out meals are available for those that are homebound. 
The next meal will be Nov. 20 featuring a ham dinner.