Feeding of the Multitude demonstrates how the Body of Christ works together as one church to feed the hungry.

Hundreds of lay people and clergy from Episcopal and 35 other Christian churches worked together to provide a hot meal and entertainment to more than 4,000 needy people in the greater Charleston area on Saturday November 19, 2011.

On the Eastside of Charleston, this annual event, called Feeding of the Multitude, has been coordinated since its inception in 1995 by the Eastside Men’s Breakfast Club. The Rev. Matthew Jeffcoat, Pastor of Agape Innercity Christian Assembly organized this year’s event working closely with the Rev. Dallas Wilson, Vicar, St. John’s Chapel and seven other churches. They served 1,000 meals on-site and delivered hundreds of meals to the homebound.

At the same day and time, identical Feeding of the Multitude events took place at two other locations under the leadership of Episcopal and other area Christian churches.

"This is the fourth year for the Islands Feeding of the Multitudes on Johns and Wadmalaw Islands”, said The Rev. Dr. Greg Snyder, Rector of St. John's Parish where the event took place under the leadership of Ms. Claudia Boyce. They served 2,000 meals on-site and brought another 250 meals to the homebound. Prayer groups accompanied each homebound meal. Thirty churches on Johns and Wadmalaw Islands participated in this year. It was a time that African American, Hispanic, and Caucasian Christians banded together as one church to do kingdom work. “It’s more than just a meal, its about showing Jesus’ love for us”, said Ms. Boyce.

Mr. Mark Prince, member, with the blessing of the Rev. Shay Galliard, Rector, of Church of the Good Shepherd organized their second Feeding of the Multitude in West Ashley on the same day and time as the Eastside and the Johns and Wadmalaw Island events. Several other churches worked with Good Shepherd to provide 500 meals on-site and 150 meals to the homebound.