Irving Park United Methodist Church (featured in the background and located at 1510 West Cone Boulevard) was the site of Boy Scout Troop 230's annual BBQ Chicken fundraiser. They have been holding this fundraiser the first weekend in November for 36 years now. It has been so long that they aren't even sure who built the cooking system. In the above photo, you can see the 1,200 chicken halves being prepared for their chicken dinner sales. At about 4 pounds a half, the end result is nearly two tons of chicken being sold yesterday. The troop has been meeting at IPUMC since 1966. How wonderful that this 56 year partnership between the church and the scout troop exists.
On the property of the church are two storage buildings, likely where all of the equipment is kept for this big fundraiser and where the troop meets. If you are interested in attending the church, services are at 11:00. Rev. Patrick Snow will be there to welcome you with open arms. We're betting a lot of the troop 230 scout families will be there to welcome you also. Who knows, they may even have a leftover chicken dinner or two.
Have a happy Sunday! Let's all mark our calendars and be on the lookout for this great chicken dinner next year.
You can practically smell it cooking.
Posted by: William Kendall | Sunday, November 06, 2022 at 04:20 PM