Holiday music rang out from the GLIDE Ensemble and the Change Band as nearly 2,000 meals were served to some of San Francisco’s most vulnerable people at GLIDE Memorial Church on Sunday.
Dozens of volunteers from across the Bay Area distributed meals of ham, turkey and all the fixings on a warm Christmas Day in the Tenderloin District. People in need ate in an outdoor dining room under large tents erected on the street in front of the church.
The celebration included a musical extravaganza featuring sermons from Minister of Celebration Marvin K White and performances by the GLIDE Ensemble and the Change Band under the direction of Vernon Bush and Zoe Ellis.
Also, Joe Betz and San Francisco’s House of Prime Rib provided 3,000 pounds of delicious prime rib and sides for GLIDE Foundation’s popular free Christmas Eve Luncheon on Saturday.
GLIDE is a nationally-recognized center for social justice dedicated to fighting systemic injustices, creating pathways out of poverty and crisis and transforming lives.
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Members of the GLIDE Ensemble perform at Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. Nearly 2,500 Christmas meals of ham, turkey and all of the fixings were served to the community by the GLIDE Foundation. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) A view of GLIDE Memorial Church in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. Nearly 2,500 Christmas meals of ham, turkey and all of the fixings were served to the community by the GLIDE Foundation. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Community members line up for holiday meals at GLIDE Memorial Church in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. Nearly 2,500 Christmas meals of ham, turkey and all of the fixings were served by the GLIDE Foundation. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Curtis Johnson, of San Francisco, listens to the GLIDE Ensemble and the Change Band perform at GLIDE Memorial Church in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. Nearly 2,500 Christmas meals of ham, turkey and all of the fixings were served to the community by the GLIDE Foundation. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Tony Walker, of Oakland, receives a holiday meal from volunteer Laureen Chang at GLIDE Memorial Church in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. Nearly 2,500 Christmas meals of ham, turkey and all of the fixings were served by the GLIDE Foundation. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Paul Lumpkin waits for a meal at GLIDE Memorial Church in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. Nearly 2,500 Christmas meals of ham, turkey and all of the fixings were served to the community by the GLIDE Foundation. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) The GLIDE Ensemble and the Change Band perform at GLIDE Memorial Church in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. Nearly 2,500 Christmas meals of ham, turkey and all of the fixings were served to the community by the GLIDE Foundation. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Mae Ng eats a holiday meal at GLIDE Memorial Church in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. Nearly 2,500 Christmas meals of ham, turkey and all of the fixings were served by the GLIDE Foundation. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Paul Lumpkin, right, receives a holiday meal from volunteer Lou Hartzog at GLIDE Memorial Church in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. Nearly 2,500 Christmas meals of ham, turkey and all of the fixings were served by the GLIDE Foundation. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Soloist Aaron Jones performs with the GLIDE Ensemble and the Change Band at Memorial Church in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. Nearly 2,500 Christmas meals of ham, turkey and all of the fixings were served to the community by the GLIDE Foundation. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Volunteer Keisa Smith, of Oakland, center, and others, serve free holiday meals at GLIDE Memorial Church in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. Nearly 2,500 Christmas meals of ham, turkey and all of the fixings were served to the community by the GLIDE Foundation. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Vernon Bush, left, and the GLIDE Ensemble and the Change Band perform at GLIDE Memorial Church in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. Nearly 2,500 Christmas meals of ham, turkey and all of the fixings were served to the community by the GLIDE Foundation. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) People listen to the GLIDE Ensemble and the Change Band perform at GLIDE Memorial Church in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. Nearly 2,500 Christmas meals of ham, turkey and all of the fixings were served to the community by the GLIDE Foundation. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) “Christmas” Vaaia receives a free holiday meal at GLIDE Memorial Church in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. Nearly 2,500 Christmas meals of ham, turkey and all of the fixings were served to the community by the GLIDE Foundation. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) People line up to receive free holiday meals at GLIDE Memorial Church in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. Nearly 2,500 Christmas meals of ham, turkey and all of the fixings were served to the community by the GLIDE Foundation. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Shae Carpenter, right, and others, eat a free holiday meal at GLIDE Memorial Church in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. Nearly 2,500 Christmas meals of ham, turkey and all of the fixings were served to the community by the GLIDE Foundation. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Soloist Aaron Jones performs with the GLIDE Ensemble and the Change Band at GLIDE Memorial Church in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. Nearly 2,500 Christmas meals of ham, turkey and all of the fixings were served to the community by the GLIDE Foundation. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Anthony Hunter, of San Francisco, listens to the GLIDE Ensemble and the Change Band perform at GLIDE Memorial Church in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. Nearly 2,500 Christmas meals of ham, turkey and all of the fixings were served to the community by the GLIDE Foundation. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
