Ruhl's United Methodist Church, 4810 Elizabethtown Road, Manheim, will offer free chili and bacon corn chowder soup for takeout on Saturday, Feb. 20, from 10 a.m. to noon or until the food runs out.

The chili and the bacon corn chowder soup will be homemade in the church kitchen. The chili recipe is mild, not hot and spicy.

Refrigerated soup will be distributed in takeout containers, and community members may drive up to the carport to pick up the food. It will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, so no reservations are needed. Pint and quart containers will be available depending on family size, and there will be a two-quart maximum per vehicle to enable the church to bless more people. The purpose of the event is to share the love of Jesus.

The church previously held a soup takeout event in January and gave away all 175 quarts of chicken corn noodle soup in 30 minutes. The church is planning for more attendees at the upcoming event.

A free takeout ham dinner is being planned for Saturday, March 27. Reservations will be required, and details will be announced later.