THE BREAD OF LIFE Sharing Christ Worship Center feeds those hungry of body and spirit Breading Bread & Sharing Christ TOM NETHERLAND | SPECIAL TO THE HERALD COURIER Jul 30, 2016 Jul 30, 2016 Updated Apr 17, 2019 0 1 of 8 "God bless you," words oft spoken as a bag lunch passed from a volunteer to a recipient on Saturday afternoon. TOM NETHERLAND | SPECIAL TO THE HERALD COURIER Local churches and civic organizations help by volunteering from week to week. TOM NETHERLAND | SPECIAL TO THE HERALD COURIER Barbara Knoll and son Ted Knoll of Sharing Christ Worship Center, downtown Bristol, Tennessee, on the corner of State and Sixth streets. TOM NETHERLAND / SPECIAL TO THE HERALD COURIER Sharing Christ Worship Center is located at 536 State St., Bristol, Tennessee. TOM NETHERLAND / SPECIAL TO THE HERALD COURIER Dee Curtis, a volunteer for Sharing Christ Worship Center: "I'm just a volunteer. I'm the hands and feet of Jesus." TOM NETHERLAND | SPECIAL TO THE HERALD COURIER Dee Curtis' cross: "My passion is to love people and to show love, letting that light shine through." TOM NETHERLAND | SPECIAL TO THE HERALD COURIER "I share the word of God with them," said Diane Braun, messenger and recipient on Saturday at Bristol's Sharing Christ Worship Center. TOM NETHERLAND | SPECIAL TO THE HERALD COURIER "Jesus said to do this," Barbara Knoll, founder and director of Bristol's Sharing Christ Worship Center, said. TOM NETHERLAND | SPECIAL TO THE HERALD COURIER Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save TOM NETHERLAND | SPECIAL TO THE HERALD COURIER BRISTOL, Tenn. — They come when it’s hot. 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