June 16, 2025
FALMOUTH, Ky. (KT) – Trinity Southern Baptist Church is all about loving their neighbor. Serving others is what they do best.
With residents of Falmouth returning home after having to evacuate because of historic flooding potential, pastor Abram Crozier said a hot meal seemed to be in order. There were 540 satisfied customers from two hours of providing the food.
“I was telling a church member this is what we do best,” he said. “I absolutely love it. We’re thankful. We weren’t 100 percent sure what impact (the flooding) may have, but it didn’t even get our parking lot.”
The community evacuated because utilities were shut off over the weekend in anticipation of historic flooding. However, the flooding has not been nearly as bad as expected, and only a few homes have water in their basements, Crozier said.
“Everybody was losing their electric, which is why they evacuated the whole city,” he said. “Turning off the utilities was our biggest issue.”
It turned out the flooding was only moderate, with only a few homes taking in water in basements, Crozier said.
The evacuation was lifted on Monday morning, and people began trickling back into town. Understanding they would come home to refrigerators with spoiled food, Abram and Trinity Southern decided to ease that burden by providing a free hot meal for anyone who wanted it. He assembled volunteers to help serve, and a catering company in town provided the food and cooking.
The meal will include a hamburger or hot dog, a bag of chips, and a drink. It also comes with a smile and an invitation to visit the church again.
When the evacuation was ordered last week, church members jumped into action, going door to door to see if residents needed any help in getting out of town.
“We had a wild couple of days there,” Crozier said of helping people leave town. He said about two dozen church members were part of the group helping.
On Monday night, nearby Falmouth Baptist was sending volunteers to help put the food in to-go boxes for those who came by for the meal. Crozier appreciated the help from the sister church.
“This is an opportunity to meet with some people who maybe wouldn’t come to church otherwise,” Crozier said. “Serving is what we love to do.”
Trinity Southern has been on a steady growth trend since Crozier became pastor in 2019 when the church had only 20 members. They have baptized 240 over the past six years, including 55 last year. The youth group has been exploding as well with 75 coming weekly.
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This story appeared in Kentucky Today.
