|Photo by Derek Redd| Volunteers help distribute food and other items to those in need Saturday at the Bethlehem Apostolic Temple's annual Easter giveaway.

Hundreds in need of food and other items during the Easter holiday walked away with arms full once again thanks to the Bethlehem Apostolic Temple and its Easter giveaway.

The line to enter the North Wheeling Dream Center stretched to the street before the doors opened Saturday morning. Once inside, people were able to gather hams, desserts, canned goods and fresh fruits and vegetables for their dinners, hygiene products, clothes and even bicycles.

Bishop Darrell Cummings, lead pastor at Bethlehem Apostolic Temple said that, when all was said and done, 395 people and more than 115 families were able to be helped Saturday during the 35th year of the Easter giveaway.

“To God be the glory,” Cummings said. “It’s none of my own. But the other thing is, to the community be the glory, because the community does come together. Through the ebbs and flows, they try to make up the difference.

“I feel God has blessed me,” he added. “I’m extremely blessed beyond measure. The Ohio Valley has some of the best people in the world.”