Cake Auction set for March 3 to benefit Pike teens

This year Christ Chapel’s annual cake auction will raise funds for a new youth community center on Sunday, March 3. The auction will include free lunch starting at 12:30 p.m. at the Christ Chapel main building at 115 Sullivan Road in Zebulon. This year’s theme is ‘˜That 70s Cake Auction’ and cards, checks and cash are accepted with $1 cupcakes offered in addition to specialty cakes and other items up for auction. ’You’ll want to put on your boogie shoes for this one,’ said youth pastor Chadwick Loyd. ‘This year, unlike previous years, we will be raising money to make our new youth center at the new church a place for all students in our community. My goal is to have a place for students to come in after school and do homework and use our wifi, hang out with their friends and grab a soda, coffee or a snack, a place to pray, have Bible studies and much more. We want our facility to be one that the schools can use for banquets, theatre, concerts, etc. My dream is to have a game room, outdoor basketball/volleyball/tennis court and a huge grill to have tailgate parties at each of our home games. We would love to offer a before and after school hangout place. We will also make our center a place where students who are too embarrassed to ask for food can pick up a box to take home when in need.’To donate items to be auctioned March 3, contact Chadwick Loyd at 770-567-1141. ’This year we are giving you the opportunity to invest in the students of Pike and surrounding areas for years to come,’ said Loyd. ‘Christ Chapel Community Church and reVERB Student Ministries’ heartbeat is for a community at large. Whatever church you attend, we want you to know that we are about the church as a whole. This Student Center is not about us! It’s about a community that should stand strong together and if we can resource that in any way possible, we will. Please help us make this Student Community Center bigger than we could ever imagine! Aren’t our kids worth it?’