{"id":5194,"date":"2022-09-22T16:57:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T20:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsongpittsburgh.org\/?p=5194"},"modified":"2022-10-10T17:15:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T21:15:28","slug":"annual-chili-cook-off-makes-triumphant-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsongpittsburgh.org\/?p=5194","title":{"rendered":"Annual Chili Cook-Off Makes Triumphant Return"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Heaping servings of God\u2019s word and delicious chili were recently on the menu at New Song Community Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The church celebrated its fall chili cookoff on Sunday, September 18, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over a dozen families entered their homemade chili into the cookoff. The entries included traditional styles as well as more adventurous fare like extra-spicy chocolate chili, chili with cinnamon and bison meat, and chili without beans and tomato sauce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those with a sweet tooth, families also brought homemade cornbread, brownies, cookies, and other assorted treats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With so many tasty chili choices to sample, the judges faced a difficult task in selecting winners. Each chili entry was scored points and, to protect the integrity of the process, the judges didn\u2019t know whose chili they were tasting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The temperature was warm that afternoon, and so was the heat of the competition. After counting up the points, the judges announced the chili cook-off winners as Debbie McGill <\/strong>(first place), Susan Scott<\/strong> (second place), and Terri Stevens<\/strong> (third place).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was another wonderful Sunday to remember \u2014 and for which to give thanks to God \u2014 at New Song Community Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional church-wide events and food-centric gatherings are planned throughout the year at New Song. They are central to the church\u2019s mission to be a community of Christ-followers who value \u201crelationships not religion.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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