Mokane, Steedman, Tebbetts churches cook up chili for SERVE

Callaway's chili chefs will have another chance to answer the call to help their neighbors Feb. 23.

The United Methodist Church Circuit of Mokane, Steedman and Tebbetts is sponsoring a chili cook-off to benefit SERVE, Inc., 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Mokane Methodist Fellowship Hall.

Cook-off coordinator Murphy Tetley said the churches decided to host a cook-off at a planning meeting this year, when they also agreed to continue helping SERVE with fundraisers.

"We decided we needed to be supporting something besides the church," said Tetley. "You do see a lot of churches supporting SERVE and I think it's important that we do that; we can't just sit around in a pew and listen to music."

To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.