Trinity United Methodist Church Easter Eggs going on sale

Mar. 15—By GREG JORDAN

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

BLUEFIELD — A sandwich sign set up outside the Trinity United Methodist Church announced news that many people watch for when spring approaches — peanut butter Easter Eggs are for sale.

Women with the church were busy Thursday dipping peanut butter eggs into chocolate. Long rows of them were cooling already on tables outside the church's kitchen.

"We are completing the process of our Easter Egg fundraiser and we've been doing this for about 30 years and we're making about 2,000 eggs," said Sara Crews, one of the annual project's volunteers. "And we sell them at $5 apiece. And the money goes towards our mission projects; mainly, we try to keep it locally."

Creating so many candy eggs takes four to six weeks.

"We have a very organized system. In one week's time we make about 800 and we do it for about three weeks there about," Crews said. "We start with the mixers and then we go to the molders and we weigh them so many pounds and ounces. Then we dip them and then we decorate them and then we box them, and then at the end of the week they'll be sold."

The production process calls for a lot of communication and skills, but the finishing touches and packaging were ready to go ahead.

"Right now we're ready for the decorations," Crews said while the volunteers laughed and talked in the kitchen. "Tonight they'll finish the last dippings. We have a crew coming in tonight with the icing and they will ice them, then tomorrow we have the boxers come in and put them in the box."

Crews said the results of their efforts are now available. They are $5 apiece.

"They're on sale right now," she said. "They can call Trinity United Methodist Church, 304-327-7448. They can call and place an order. Somebody will be here from Monday through Thursday, 9 (a.m.) to 1 (p.m.)"

"And they're going pretty fast. We always sell out," Crews said. "The only time we didn't sell out I think was during COVID."

Those leftover Easter treats were donated to the Bluefield Union Mission and Recovery Point in Bluefield.

Volunteer Cindy Crowe said she has been helping make the peanut butter and chocolate eggs for about 15 years.

"The fellowship I get with the ladies," she replied when asked what was her favorite part of the process. "Just standing around talking, having fun while we make eggs."

— Contact Greg Jordan at gjordan@bdtonline.com

Contact Greg Jordan at gjordan@bdtonline.com