July 10, 2024, Press Release from St. Luke's Lutheran Church: St. Luke’s Lutheran Church Downtown Hosts Third Respite Lunch: An Invitation to Refuel, Recharge, and Renew Lima, Ohio. The event, taking place the first and third Thursday of each month, is designed to provide a welcoming space for those working, living, and studying in Lima to refuel, recharge, and renew. The Respite Lunch is a vibrant gathering, featuring delicious offerings from the QT Kay’s Kitchen. Attendees can enjoy their meals in the church’s New Life Center, engaging in fellowship and building meaningful relationships within the community.

A Lima church is inviting people living and working in downtown to take a lunch break and fellowship. St. Luke's Lutheran Church has started holding a respite lunch twice a month to give downtown Lima professionals, students, and residents the chance to break bread together. People can buy lunch from a food truck parked at the church and then come into their new Life Center to interact with others while they have lunch.

As the temperatures in Allen County continue to drop, several churches and organizations are doing all that they can to keep those in need warm. Close to 70 people in need were provided with food, shelter, and clothing on one of the coldest days in January thanks to a partnership between Family Promise , Grace Fellowship Church, St. Luke's Lutheran Church and Changing seasons.