READING, England—British Baptists are setting their sites, not to mention their stomachs, on a world record.
Actually, the men are going it alone. Chowing down for Jesus. Gobbling for God.
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Baptist Men’s Movement Vice President Phil Creighton (right) and Martyn Strong, a member of the BMM national council, demonstrate one of the foods they’ll eat when they attempt to set a world record for the largest Men’s breakfast, Oct. 11.
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They’re hoping to set a world record for the largest men’s breakfast, reported Phil Creighton, president-elect of the Baptist Men’s Movement, an affiliate of the Baptist Union of Great Britain.
And, since this will be a “virtual” breakfast—location doesn’t matter—they’d appreciate help from Baptist men in the former Colonies, said Creighton, a former editor of The Baptist Times, the union’s newspaper.
“As part of an attempt to help churches with their men’s ministries and to put BMM back on the map, we’re launching a record-breaking attempt called the Bigger Breakfast,” he explained.
“The idea is simple: On Saturday, Oct. 11, churches host a men’s breakfast—in their homes, chur-ches, cafes … wherever. It doesn’t matter. If we can get more than 18,943 men taking part, we’ll beat a world record set by Texan cowboys back in 2001. So, Texan Baptists can help make a new record, thus keeping it in Texas! …
“We’d love it if Texan Baptist churches would be willing to sign up too. Churches are free to charge what they want to for hosting their breakfast, we just need churches to register so that we can tally numbers.”
To learn more about Baptist Men’s Movement, visit www.baptistmen.org.uk.
For more about Bigger Breakfast, go to www.biggerbreakfast.org.uk.
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