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Cafe at St. Paul United Methodist Church brings community together
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Carol Evans, right, started the Saint Paul United Methodist Church First Monday Cafe back in 2004 and today the job belongs to Rita Tate, left. Evans says other churches drop by to see their operation as they prepare to try their own version of the fund-raiser.
St. Paul United Methodist Church in Gainesville is hiding the best kept secret in town. For the past 12 years on first Monday of almost every month except January, July and September, hungry residents gather in the church’s fellowship hall to feast on homemade soups, cornbread and desserts. The event is First Monday Cafe and part of the church’s community outreach program.