{"id":305554,"date":"2026-10-13T06:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T06:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/305554\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T06:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T06:12:07","slug":"bethlehem-apostolic-temple-holding-basketball-game-fundraiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/305554\/","title":{"rendered":"Bethlehem Apostolic Temple Holding Basketball Game Fundraiser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theintelligencer.net\/news\/community\/\" class=\"article_cat_label\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Community<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC_0754-415x274.webp\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Derek Redd<\/p>\n<p>Bishop Darrell Cummings, center,  lead pastor of Bethlehem Apostolic Temple, discusses the upcoming community basketball fundraiser to be held Nov. 8 at Wheeling University&#8217;s Alma Grace McDonough Center, which will benefit the church&#8217;s annual Thanksgiving food distribution.<\/p>\n<p>Having some fun on the basketball court should end up being a pretty big assist for Bethlehem Apostolic Temple and its annual Thanksgiving food distribution.<\/p>\n<p>The church will hold a charity basketball event \u2014 the Ohio Valley Lions versus the Ohio Valley All-Stars \u2014 at 6 p.m. Nov. 8 at Wheeling University\u2019s Alma Grace McDonough Center. The two teams are an eclectic group of local leaders and celebrities playing to help raise money for the Bethlehem Apostolic Temple\u2019s Thanksgiving distribution, to be held at 11 a.m. Nov. 21 at the North Wheeling Community Dream Center.<\/p>\n<p>Bishop Darrell Cummings, lead pastor at the church, said times have been tight for many throughout the Ohio Valley, as prices have climbed and wages haven\u2019t followed suit. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re in a time where more people are struggling with food insecurity than before,\u201d Cummings said, \u201cand more people are struggling just trying to put gas in the tank and make it to work. And so we believe this year takes on a special need and we\u2019re grateful for those who are able to work with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several local leaders are stepping in to participate in the Nov. 8 game. Among those vocalizing their support and hitting the court in November are West Virginia Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman, R-Ohio, Del. Shawn Fluharty, D-Ohio, and Tammy Kruse, development director for Youth Services System. Wheeling Mayor Denny Magruder and Dr. William Mercer will serve as coaches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we all appreciate Bishop Darrell,\u201d Mercer said. \u201cHe\u2019s a standard in our community and this (Thanksgiving) giveaway is just fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Magruder thanked Cummings for the work he has done for three decades in helping those in need during various holidays throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey not only provide food for nourishment and clothing, they provide hope,\u201d Magruder said. \u201cThis is a great event for the community.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Community Photo by Derek Redd Bishop Darrell Cummings, center, lead pastor of Bethlehem Apostolic Temple, discusses the upcoming&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":305555,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":["post-305554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305554\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/305555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}