Lobster mac ‘n cheese, penne Bolognese and chili garlic mussels were just a few of the tastes offered at the Diamond Point Community Church’s A Taste of Diamond Point event this Saturday, July 22. This is the tenth year for the fundraiser, which gives patrons a chance to try the specialties of restaurants and delicatessens along Lake Shore Drive. The cost of a taste is one or two tickets, sold for $1 each.
Church Trustee Jan Heiden says this is the one fundraiser held for the Diamond Point Community Church, and “it’s important.” Money raised is needed to maintain the church, the four-bedroom parsonage, the lawns and gardens. “It’s a grand old place,” Heiden says of the church, “but it is more than 130-years-old.” The Diamond Point Community Church construction began in 1876 and was completed in 1879.
In addition to gourmet entrees, there were hearty slices of cake, decadent cream puffs and a make-your-own ice cream sundae station. The event also included a silent auction of local goods, and raffles, with new winners called every 10 minutes. A duo of guitarists performed on the parsonage porch.
Businesses represented at the 2017 Taste of Diamond Point:
- Diamond Point Grille
- Stable Gate Deli
- Boathouse Restaurant
- The Inn at Erlowest
- Famiglia’s Italian Deli
- Forest Hill Trading Company
- Blue Water Manor
- Grandma’s Back Porch
- Canoe Island Lodge
- Stewart’s Shops
The Diamond Point Community Church is inter-denominational. Ministers officiate at the services on a rotating schedule. Services are held each Sunday, mid-June through Labor Day, at 10 a.m.
Heiden acknowledges that it is difficult to build a church community over the 12-week season, but says there is a core group that returns each summer. They are joined by year-round residents, other seasonal residents and visitors from the local motels and campgrounds. “We are truly a community church,” says Heiden, noting the church is not sponsored by any other church or diocese.