Bed-Stuy Church Service To Honor Those Lost To Coronavirus

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — A Bed-Stuy church will honor the lives lost to the coronavirus crisis with a memorial service and community giveaway event later this month.

The Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ has scheduled a full afternoon of community activities and services for Sunday, Sept. 13 at its building on Marcus Garvey Boulevard near Ellery Street, according to a flyer for the event.

The "Healing Anointing in Brooklyn" event will begin with a school supplies and food pantry giveaway, complete with hamburgers, hot dogs, brownies and other refreshments for the community. It will also include voter registration and the opportunity to fill out the 2020 U.S. Census, according to the flyer.

After the giveaway, the church will hold a memorial for the lives lost to the pandemic.

Some Brooklyn leaders are slated to join the event, including the borough's District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, Council Member Robert Cornegy Jr. and top cops from the Brooklyn North Bureau and the 81st Precinct.

The memorial will be presented by Bishop Ismael Claudio and Bishop Rev. Elizabeth Claudio.

Here's what you need to know about the event:

WHERE: Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ at 21 Marcus Garvey Boulevard.

WHEN: Sunday Sept. 13

• 12 to 2:30 p.m. Community Giveaway
• 3 to 5 p.m. Memorial Celebration of Remembrance

WHO: Bishop Ismael Claudio, Bishop Rev. Elizabeth Claudio, Bishop Gerald Seabrooks, District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, Council Member Robert Cornegy Jr., NYPD Brooklyn North Asst. Chief Judith Harrison, NYPD 81st Precinct Dep. Inspector William Glynn