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FMC Cookers

Texas style BBQ cooking for First Methodist Church Conroe providing food for disaster relief, and meeting church and community.

02/12/2026

Today the FMC Cookers did our first meal service of the year to the patrons of The Gathering Place. This group provides good food, entertainment and respite to their clients who suffer from Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s and their caregivers.

Today we had 15 volunteers that turned out to prepare and serve Smoked Chicken Spaghetti, Caesar Salad, and garlic bread for their Valentines themed event.

One thing that makes these events special is when, just before lunch, some of the kids attending our Methodist Day School come in to sing songs and entertain the clients. Just an overall uplifting experience!

Thanks to all of our volunteers and supporters for making this ministry possible!

02/07/2026

First Cook 2026 is in the books. We had a beautiful cook day that was well attended. We cooked and processed enough pulled pork to provide 500 sandwiches when needed, along with 60 servings of smoked turkey breast. We are off to a good start filling our freezer to be prepared for the upcoming Spring weather season.

Next week we will be serving The Gathering Place to support their Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s clients and caregivers.

Thanks to all of our volunteers and supporters for making this ministry possible!

01/16/2026

FMC Cookers
2025 Year End Review

2025 was a great year for the FMC Cookers! Our Cookers and Wranglers participated in 31 separate events serving FMC and the Community. 2,081 meals were served to both those in fellowship and those in need. We held 6 major cook days during the year (brisket and pork) that was supported by 90 of our Cookers and Wranglers. This is when we process all our proteins for the different service events during the year.

On two occasions, our Cookers and Wranglers were called upon to support FMC at the Spring Luncheon and Chilli Fest with their equipment and talents.

2025 saw us hold our first FMC Youth BBQ Camp where 8 of our Youth learned food safety, cooking, and serving skills. That camp was supported by 8 of our senior Cookers who served as mentors. Our campers made and served meals to Men’s Breakfast and the Church Staff during the week. It was an overall success, and one we will repeat in 2026.

None of this is possible without our volunteers who selflessly give of their time and their talents. Counting each volunteer for each event, I calculate that we had a total of 319 Service and Fellowship Opportunities (SFO’s). Thank you all!

In 2025 our clients included:
Hope Disaster Relief – Volunteers rebuilding homes in the Montgomery area effected by disasters.
Love Heals Youth – Providing leadership training and mental health counseling to Foster Youth.
The Gathering Place – Providing support to Alzheimer’s and Parkinsons patients and their caregivers.
Montgomery County Women’s Shelter – Providing care and shelter for women in distress.
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
The Woodland Hills Community Church
First Methodist Church Conroe

In 2025 we continued to see our ministry grow and received several new volunteers!

All of our funding is derived strictly through donations. I am pleased to say that thanks to our supporters we were able to provide more “free” food to our clients this year than ever before. Thank you all for your willingness to serve and to give to our ministry! We are excited for what 2026 will bring and look forward to another great year of service and fellowship! Come join us!

12/23/2025

Today the FMC Cookers performed our last lunch service for the year. Once again we had the honor to serve the foster youth attending the Love Heals Youth Leadership Clinic!

Thanks to all of our supporters and volunteers that make it possible to support organizations like this that are in the trenches helping those in need. Looking forward to more service opportunities next year!

Y’all stay with us, and have a Merry Christmas!

11/25/2025

Today 13 of our Cookers and Wranglers turned out to prepare and serve BBQ to one of our favorite organizations, Love Heals Youth. This organization provides counseling services for foster youth in Montgomery County. It was an honor to feed this great group!

10/24/2025

Well it continues to be a busy month for the FMC Cookers! Wednesday we supported The Woodland Hills Community Church by providing 250 pulled pork sandwiches for them to distribute at the Willis Fields of Faith tailgate and worship service. TWHCC is a new church in Willis being planted by First Methodist Conroe in the midst of the very thriving community of Willis and Montgomery County.

Tomorrow we will be doing another community service event providing lunch for the Daughters of the Republic of Texas that will be meeting at FMC. That will close out our events for October!

Thanks to all of our volunteers and supporters for making this ministry possible!

10/12/2025

It has been a while since I posted anything recently, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been busy!

On Thursday we had the privilege of serving BBQ to The Gathering Place. These outstanding volunteers provide a day for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s patients and their caregivers to enjoy games and entertainment as well as a great meal. If a loved one of yours falls into this category, I urge you to find a local chapter and take advantage of the services they offer!

This weekend we had 6th Cook. Last night we gathered to prep 18 pork butts for smoking today. I would like to believe that 12 of our Cookers turned out just for prep, but I believe they mostly came to witness our Guest Chef, Reverend John Wayne McMann demonstrating how to prepare his Shotgun Shell appetizers. A perfect tailgating dish!

This morning we rolled out our two offset smokers and got our butts in the smoke by 7:30. We also smoked our Shotgun Shells, and they were phenomenal! Will definitely keep those in our repertoire!

At the end of the day we put up enough proteins for an additional 400 sandwiches. We are prepared to serve several events over the next few weeks including Fields of Faith (Willis), foster youth, and other community needs.

Thanks to our volunteers for their willingness to serve, and our supporters for making this ministry possible!

08/03/2025

Honestly, it has been a long week! First we had our 3 day Youth BBQ Camp, and finished up today with our veteran Cookers and Wranglers turning out to prep, smoke, and process 16 pork butts. We wound up processing a total of 70 pounds of pulled pork. From all of this weeks activities we have added enough proteins to our inventory to prepare and serve at least 1,100 meals when needed.

Thanks to all of our Cookers, Wranglers, and supporters for making this all possible!

07/30/2025

Well that’s a wrap on our Youth BBQ Camp at FMC! While the weather was a bit brutal, a big shout out to Pit Boss Mike Fulton for keeping the pit streaming along, as well as our Cook Crew that included Joe Armacost, David Macurdy, Herbert Melton, Gerald Hafer, Terry Bowie, and Mickey Childers! You guys were true mentors for these kids.

Yesterday these kids prepped, cooked, and processed enough pulled pork to make over 230 meals bringing our 2 day addition to our emergency inventory to enough proteins to make and serve 650 meals. On top of that, the kids got to make and take some outstanding spare ribs home last night to feed their families.

Today, the campers learned to make smoked meatloaf and our Cookers bean recipe. Then they served our church staff and volunteers lunch. I didn’t hear any complaints!

All in all I believe our first FMC Cookers Youth BBQ camp was a success!

In order to continue to build our inventory, this Saturday we will be doing our 5th major cook of the year. Starting at 7:00 AM we will set up, prep, smoke and process an additional 20 pork butts. Hopefully the predicted cool front makes it on time and that will knock it all of the way down to the mid 90’s! 😂😂

As always, thanks to our volunteers and supporters. We couldn’t do this without you!

07/29/2025

Midway through our first FMC Cookers Youth BBQ Camp, and we have been busy!
Yesterday our 8 campers learned food and cooking safety, offset cooking mechanics, and prepped and cooked 8 whole chickens using the “spatchcock “ method. They then pulled and processed enough chicken for 420 servings of our Smoked Chicken Spaghetti. To close out the day the boys made 94 pulled pork tacos for this mornings Men’s Breakfast and some to feed tge homeless, and they all made it here for 6:30! 😁

Following breakfast this morning our campers prepped pork butts and then ribs. Currently cooking away! Great group of young people learning a few tips and tricks!

Thanks to all of our volunteers and supportersdir making tgis possible!

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