Church’s Chicken Dinner Provides More Than Just a Meal

The Belleplain United Methodist Church located on Broad Street in Belleplain, NJ (Photo by Bruce Knoll Jr.)

This past week, I sat down with Lucille Pettit, the treasurer of Belleplain United Methodist Church in Belleplain, NJ and discussed the church’s annual chicken dinner fundraiser that they conduct twice a year to raise money to provide their community with a safe church environment and help those in need through monetary donations.

A member of the church for over 50 years, Pettit has played an important part in the chicken sales for a number of years. The chicken at the sale is coated in either barbeque sauce or buffalo sauce. Pettit stressed the importance of the chicken dinner to the operation of the church, saying a large portion of the funds needed for their budget are raised through the sales each year, which attract hundreds to the small town. Here’s the interview.

Lucille Pettit, Treasurer of Belleplain U.M.C.