Apr 6, 2021
It’s with much joy that we chronicle all the good works the Rev. Darrell Cummings, pastor of Bethlehem Apostolic Temple in North Wheeling, does for his community.
Each year, he feeds the hungry and needy with food giveaways at Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas; he and his staff and a team of volunteers and donors get kids ready for school with his back-to-school events; and the newly reopened North Wheeling Dream Center serves as a community hub for students to get help with everything from homework to internet access.
Cummings would be quick to deflect praise, instead giving credit to those in the community who help him. But today, Rev. Darrell, we simply say “Thank you.”
For The Times Leader
WHEELING Hundreds of local families will be able to have a brighter Christmas this year as a result of the Bethlehem Apostolic Temple’s 30th annual Christmas basket giveaway.
According to the Rev. Darrell Cummings, senior pastor of the North Wheeling church, 943 people received groceries, clothes, toys and school supplies at the drive-through event held Saturday behind the North Wheeling Dream Center.
“We had over 200 cars that came through the line,” Cummings said, adding he was told the line of cars at one time extended along Main Street from the front of the Dream Center all the way to the car wash along River Road. “There were just lines and lines of cars. We had close to 200 kids come through to get toys.”
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Photo by Derek Redd â Nine-year-old Cason Langley (left) and his 5-year-old brother Baker looked through the toys they could pick Saturday as part of the Bethlehem Templeâs 30th annual Christmas Basket giveaway in North Wheeling.
WHEELING –Â Hundreds of local families will be able to have a brighter Christmas holiday this year as a result of the Bethlehem Temple’s 30th annual Christmas Basket giveaway, held this past Saturday.
According to the Rev. Darrell Cummings, senior pastor of the North Wheeling church, 943 people received groceries, clothes, toys and school supplies, as a result of the drive-through event held behind the North Wheeling Dream Center.
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Photo by Joselyn King â Rev. Darrell Cummings, right, and wife Latisha look through toys collected for the Bethlehem Templeâs 2019 Christmas Basket Giveaway. The format of the giveaway will be different this year to keep everyone safe from COVID-19.
WHEELING Bethlehem Temple has ordered double the food in preparation for its 30th Annual Christmas Basket giveaway this Saturday.
There also will be toys for children, but to keep everyone safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, only one child at a time will be permitted to enter the room where they will select their gifts from Santa, according to Rev. Darrell Cummings.