Feast Incarnate, a weekly hospitality ministry of University Lutheran Church of the Incarnation, started in November of 1988. It was a direct response to the situation of two members of the parish at that time, who had been diagnosed with HIV, and who had been rejected by friends, families and partners. The evening was planned as a safe environment, free from prejudice and discrimination. An invitation was issued to the HIV/AIDS community to come and share an evening of food and fellowship. Every Tuesday since, University Lutheran has served a meal for the HIV/AIDS community of University City in Philadelphia.