Grandma Perkins’ Kitchen is another ministry that we are starting here at SPC. As John P. Perkins said, the purpose of this endeavor is to feed the people of our community physically, spiritually, and emotionally. Our goal is to teach the children that attend the center for after school care and those that attend the summer camp something that they will need throughout life. We are also going to be reaching out to the people in the community to teach them as well.

We are moving forward in our plight to rehabilitate the community. Currently, we are in the process of remodeling the kitchen at Antioch House. We started out with a basic kitchen: a four-burner stovetop, an oven, a sink, and a dishwasher, and a refrigerator. When the kitchen is complete, it will be an industrial kitchen. We will have the equipment that we need in order to ensure the greatest success possible. We will have a grill top/four burner range- complete with conventional ovens, a convection oven, prep tables, as well as many other things. It is going to be something wonderful.

We aim to be finished with the kitchen by January 19, 2012. The floors have been laid and the walls constructed. The kitchen is being fine-tuned to perfection. We are very excited to be so very close to realizing this dream.

Pictured below is what the dining room and kitchen look like now, nearing completion: