Bucket Brigade Pizza Co. will be hosting its first Give-Back Event of 2025 today from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Divergent Life Ministry Center, 135 Conewango Ave., Warren, next to Beaty Middle School.

The event is being held in partnership with Praise Fellowship and Divergent Warren.

The event will offer free pizza to anyone in the community, rain or shine, with no strings attached. In addition to the meal, members of Praise Fellowship will have a prayer station set up for anyone seeking prayer or wishing to share a prayer request.

The inspiration for this event came after Praise Fellowship approached Bucket Brigade Pizza Co. just a few weeks ago with a heartfelt proposal.

“They asked if we would be willing to provide the ‘means’ to feed people if they were to provide the funds,” said a spokesperson from Bucket Brigade Pizza Co. “We are grateful for the opportunity to partner with them to be the hands and feet of Jesus.”

While the event offers free meals, organizers emphasize that it is not just for those who are financially struggling. “We didn’t want to label this event as ‘free meals for the needy’ because you don’t have to be ‘needy’ to benefit from a free meal,” the organizers explained. “Maybe you’re not struggling financially, but everything just seems more expensive right now. Maybe your kids being off school for summer break means your grocery bill is $100 more each week, and you aren’t sure how you’re going to swing it. Maybe you’re not struggling financially, but you’re struggling in another area of your life and it would really be a blessing to not have to worry about the hassle of cooking a meal and cleaning up afterwards. We have personally found ourselves in each one of these scenarios at different points of our lives.”

The heart behind the Give-Back Events stems from Bucket Brigade Pizza Co.’s desire to give back to the community that has supported their business.

“We are abundantly blessed by this business, getting to do something we love with the people we love, and we feel led to share this blessing with others in our community,” they said. “We will be serving pizzas to anyone who would benefit from a free meal. No questions asked. No judgment. No strings attached. We simply want to be a light in the lives of anyone who is in need of a blessing.”