Winter 2018: “The Lord’s Diner” Sneak Peek!
The Lord’s Diner
Free meals served to the hungry in Pittsburg, 365 days a year, no exceptions
From night to night, The Lord’s Diner never looks the same. The food is always different. The guests, too. Even the volunteers are constantly rotating.
The important stuff, though? That will never change.
Three-hundred-sixty-five days a year, no exceptions, The Lord’s Diner provides dinner to hungry guests in Pittsburg – for free. Operating under the Catholic Diocese of Wichita, which also manages two permanent Lord’s Diner locations and several mobile food trucks in Wichita, The Lord’s Diner serves an average of 150 people in Pittsburg every single night.
The ultimate goal, according to the Catholic Diocese of Wichita, is “to combat hunger in the community” by serving “a nutritious meal with dignity and respect to anyone who is hungry.”
In Pittsburg, in a nondescript building at the corner of Fourth and Locust, The Lord’s Diner does just that. No questions asked…
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