The First Presbyterian Church in Columbia will host “The Healing Power of Food,” a conference on food’s relationship to the self and the world, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 29. Dr. Shannon Jung will provide addresses during the day on food in consumer culture, and food and the soul. Jung is the Franklin and Louise Cole Professor of Town and Country Ministries at Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, Mo. and the author of Hunger and Happiness: Feeing the Hungry, Nourishing Our Souls.
The even will focus on a luncheon featuring food from Columbia’s Main Squeeze Cafe. Main Squeeze owner Leigh Lockhart will also speak on the joys of preparing and sharing food.
Registration is $65. For more information and to download a registration PDF, visit the website of the Missouri Conference of The United Methodist Church.