Outreach Connection - Season 3 Episode 97 Soup Kitchen – Community Outreach

Father Derbyshire and Dr. Bill Barker sit down with Dr. Debra Peppers host of "Outreach Connection" Dr. Bill Barker is the Executive Director of Horizons Social Services of Adams County, Inc. He and his wife Sara have one son, Aidin. The Barker Family worships at LifePoint Bible Church. In his work for Horizons, Bill oversees the strategic planning, fundraising, grant-writing, staff oversight and management, and the networking and recruiting of area churches and volunteers. Reverend Bill Barker also takes the time to greet each and every person coming in during the Horizon Outreach Ministry free lunch an offshoot of the former Salvation Army soup kitchen that closed in late 2007 in the Quincy Illinois area. The meals offered for free have served up to 112 in one day. More than 350 volunteers from the participating church work with Horizons each month.