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11/25/2008 Gail Engle prays in front of the large stained glass window at First Baptist Church in uptown Charlotte. The church gave away the equivalent of nearly 5,000 Thanksgiving meals following a morning worship service Tuesday. The menu included a ham, green beans, rice, sweet potatoes, bread and dessert. TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com

11/25/2008 Hundreds gather in the sanctuary at the First Baptist Church in uptown Charlotte Tuesday morning. The church gave away the equivalent of nearly 5,000 Thanksgiving meals following a morning worship service Tuesday. The menu included a ham, green beans, rice, sweet potatoes, bread and dessert. TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com

11/25/2008 Guest speaker Betty Cherry shares her testimony at the First Baptist Church in uptown Charlotte Tuesday morning. The church gave away the equivalent of nearly 5,000 Thanksgiving meals following a morning worship service Tuesday. The menu included a ham, green beans, rice, sweet potatoes, bread and dessert. TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com

11/25/2008 Pastor Mark Harris delivers his message at the First Baptist Church in uptown Charlotte Tuesday morning. The church gave away the equivalent of nearly 5,000 Thanksgiving meals following a morning worship service Tuesday. The menu included a ham, green beans, rice, sweet potatoes, bread and dessert. TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com

11/25/2008 People rejoice at the First Baptist Church in uptown Charlotte Tuesday morning. The church gave away the equivalent of nearly 5,000 Thanksgiving meals following a morning worship service Tuesday. The menu included a ham, green beans, rice, sweet potatoes, bread and dessert. TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com

11/25/2008 First Baptist Church in uptown Charlotte gave away the equivalent of nearly 5,000 Thanksgiving meals following a morning worship service Tuesday. The menu included a ham, green beans, rice, sweet potatoes, bread and dessert. TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com

11/25/2008 Wearing their red shirts, volunteers, from left, Joyce Brendel, Stacy Martin, and Alexis Brendel hand hams at First Baptist Church in uptown Charlotte Tuesday morning. The church gave away the equivalent of nearly 5,000 Thanksgiving meals following a morning worship service. The menu included a ham, green beans, rice, sweet potatoes, bread and dessert. TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com

11/25/2008 Stacy Martin hands out hams at the First Baptist Church in uptown Charlotte Tuesday morning. The church gave away the equivalent of nearly 5,000 Thanksgiving meals following a morning worship service Tuesday. The menu included a ham, green beans, rice, sweet potatoes, bread and dessert. TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com

11/25/2008 Billy Hoover carries a box of food at the First Baptist Church in uptown Charlotte Tuesday morning. The church gave away the equivalent of nearly 5,000 Thanksgiving meals following a morning worship service Tuesday. The menu included a ham, green beans, rice, sweet potatoes, bread and dessert. TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com

11/25/2008 Donnell Brown smiles as he carries a box of food at the First Baptist Church in uptown Charlotte Tuesday morning. The church gave away the equivalent of nearly 5,000 Thanksgiving meals following a morning worship service Tuesday. The menu included a ham, green beans, rice, sweet potatoes, bread and dessert. TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com