Burgers, Bands & A Block Party

The guys at the grills cooked 500 hamburgers

and 500 hot dogs for Filling The Void's first-ever

block party in downtown Tulsa.

ROAD CLOSED!

Mollie and Karl Myers and Aaron Horton from Tulsa’s Central Church approached us with a bold idea back in the spring.

They said they were going to close their doors on Sunday morning, Sept. 28. Instead of “doing” church that day, they wanted to “be” the church and do community service projects all over town.

So we talked about doing a block party downtown for the needy. We figured we could get a couple hundred to attend.

Central Church took care of everything, and we mean everything – from working with the city and the police to renting road closure signs and portable potties.

They brought 40-50 volunteers, several bands, multiple musicians and a couple of great big gas grills that cooked 500 hamburgers and 500 hot dogs.

Their labor of love was met with equal enthusiasm from the crowd we take care of from week-to-week – several of whom jumped at the chance to stand-in with the band for a few songs.

Together, we served more than 800 sack lunches to an estimated 300 people. Many of them were waiting at 3rd & Detroit well in advance of our arrival to setup at 9 a.m.

Our favorite story is about a man named Aubrey. He pulled us aside after one of the sermons and asked us to pray with him. He said he needed to get right with God and could use a Bible. We were happy to oblige. It's what we're all about.

PUTTING IT IN PERSPECTIVE

In Luke 14:13-14, the Bible says, “When you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed.”