Pie-throwing congregation raises $500 for Lutheran House

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
Visitors to a Halloween carnival at Port Madison Lutheran Church of Bainbridge Island tossed cream pies at the Rev. Lori Hoyum for three hours, all for a good cause.
When it was all over, $500 had been raised for the Lutheran House under construction at Cornerstone Place in Bremerton, a community sponsored by Habitat of Humanity of Kitsap County.
Many Kitsap County-area Lutheran churches have gotten together to fund the home.
"Did you know that whipped cream hardens when it dries? Neither did I," said Pastor Hoyum, whose booth alone raised $56.
The carnival — and the pie-the-pastor event — was organized by a number of members, including Deb Baxter and the pastor's own daughter, Gretchen.
— RP