Woodbridge High’s BREAD club was created to emphasize the friendly connections through a mix of faith-based activities and community service.
“The purpose of our club is to kind of like become greater friends and to strengthen our faith to the Lord because we’re a Christian club. So it’s just like building a community through our common faith,” president Megan Foust said.
Although the BREAD club is considered a religious club at Woodbridge High, their volunteer activities, sermons and guest speakers encourage those who don’t necessarily consider themselves as Christian to join and to learn something new.
“The main focus was bringing [the] Christian community at Woodbridge [together], but we want to expand outward, not just solely to Christian students,” senior Arely Alonso said.
Some community-building activities that the BREAD club hosted in the past holiday season included a white elephant gift exchange and a friendsgiving. Foust mentions that the friendsgiving especially had the largest engagement and turnout for all club members.
In terms of faith-based events, their guest speakers have had the most impact for the club members, aiding them with resources that range from religious studies to general advice.
“We watched a preacher talk about how to improve ourselves, and it was really motivating for me,” sophomore Olivia Ricks said.
As a senior, Audrey Kim discusses a similar guest speaker event where she gained a perspective regarding her future in college, and what it means for her as a member of the Christian church.
“We had two college guest speakers come on and tell us about how the college experience as a Christian was and that also made me motivated to [follow them],” Kim said.
One of the club’s most important goals is destigmatizing what it means to be Christian.
“[We counteract] common misconceptions people have about Christianity and [get] people to see that a lot of stereotypes are wrong and that we’re actually really welcoming,” Foust said. “The biggest accomplishment would be changing people’s perspectives…not forcing them [to be Christian] but just showing them a different perspective.”
For Woodbridge High students interested in joining BREAD, Foust encourages them to visit and check out the club meetings, even if you are not Christian.
“I think people are worried that [the club] is super hardcore religious and that we only do Bible study, but that’s not true at all…you can be from whatever faith and we’re just building a community,” Foust said.
Whether it is through shared experiences or beliefs, the BREAD club highlights the significance in building quality relationships with your peers inside and outside school.
Their meetings consist of bible study and online messages, and some members like to bring in board games to share with the club after the activities as a way to bond with the others.
Students can attend BREAD meetings every Tuesday in Room G103 and join their inclusive, open-minded club.
