Historic Petersburg church offers free supplies at community celebration: 'Pick up some fresh vegetables'

Historic Petersburg church offers free supplies at community celebration: 'Pick up some fresh vegetables'

PETERSBURG, Va. Gillfield Baptist Church in Petersburg is inviting the community to a celebration this Saturday, following recent floods and an extreme heat wave that have challenged local residents.The historic church will host a Community & Friends Day Celebration from noon until 4 p.m. at its location on 209 Perry Street. "We want to have a special day to let everybody know, 'Hey, we're family, we're neighbors, we're friends and this is a saf…