{"id":109166,"date":"2025-12-26T01:33:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T01:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/109166\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T01:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T01:33:10","slug":"bakersfield-nonprofit-spreads-holiday-cheer-with-christmas-day-extravaganza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/109166\/","title":{"rendered":"Bakersfield nonprofit spreads holiday cheer with Christmas Day extravaganza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 The Blessing Corner Ministry, hosted its annual Christmas Day extravaganza, focusing on giving back to the community.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Blessing Corner held its annual Christmas Day Extravaganza, bringing the community together to give back and spread holiday cheer. Co-pastors John and Bonnie Turner joined in the celebration. KBAK\/KBFX\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e39db2b0-ce6b-4ddc-bf0f-727d8ee5254b-Image86.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Blessing Corner held its annual Christmas Day Extravaganza, bringing the community together to give back and spread holiday cheer. Co-pastors John and Bonnie Turner joined in the celebration. KBAK\/KBFX<\/p>\n<p>For over 20 years, the ministry has been dedicated to helping those in need during the holiday season. <\/p>\n<p>This year, they prepared to serve about 300 people, offering warm meals, desserts, and toys for children. <\/p>\n<p>Co-pastor Bonnie Turner emphasized the importance of community over personal gain, saying, &#8220;It should be about the people, not personal gains, or whatever it is you&#8217;re looking forward to getting.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Blessing Corner held its annual Christmas Day Extravaganza, bringing the community together to give back and spread holiday cheer. Co-pastors John and Bonnie Turner joined in the celebration. KBAK\/KBFX\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ceab9d53-9bd2-4972-83a5-0123b3a8ea28-Image87.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Blessing Corner held its annual Christmas Day Extravaganza, bringing the community together to give back and spread holiday cheer. Co-pastors John and Bonnie Turner joined in the celebration. KBAK\/KBFX<\/p>\n<p>Families lined up outside the church to receive gifts and essentials, including $60 pajamas for women, canes, and gift cards. <\/p>\n<p>Pastor John Turner reflected on the event&#8217;s origins, noting it began in the early 2000s by helping a homeless family. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Blessing Corner held its annual Christmas Day Extravaganza, bringing the community together to give back and spread holiday cheer. Co-pastors John and Bonnie Turner joined in the celebration. KBAK\/KBFX\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/941041d6-9f59-429d-bff6-90f7cfc51671-Image88.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Blessing Corner held its annual Christmas Day Extravaganza, bringing the community together to give back and spread holiday cheer. Co-pastors John and Bonnie Turner joined in the celebration. KBAK\/KBFX<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The community of Bakersfield trusts us now and join in with us, so it&#8217;s a great thing that&#8217;s going on right now,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n<p>Comment with Bubbles<\/p>\n<p>BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, the ministry plans to expand its efforts with a toy drive and increased community support next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 The Blessing Corner Ministry, hosted its annual Christmas Day extravaganza, focusing on giving back to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":109167,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":{"0":"post-109166","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bakersfield","8":"tag-bakersfield","9":"tag-bakersfield-headlines","10":"tag-bakersfield-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}