Each year, a church in East Nashville opens its doors to local musicians who want to give back to kids facing food insecurity.

St. John’s Lutheran Church recently hosted a “Singing for their Supper” event where attendees could hear live performances from genres ranging from gospel to jazz to country while donating food for students in need.

Nashville’s branding as “Music City” makes it the perfect place to host a musical event to raise awareness about food insecurity, according to Marci Boggs, a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and one of the event’s organizers.

“We thought this would be a good opportunity because Nashville has so many great musicians,” she told WPLN News. “We knew a lot of songwriters, a lot singers, and lots of players. And we thought, man, why don’t we just get t

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