"They didn't see the contradiction," laughed Corsilles-Sy, a member of Beacon United Methodist Church in Seattle.
The following year, Corsilles-Sy sent out a list of acceptable foods to bring. Fatty, artery-clogging treats were out. High fiber, diabetic-friendly foods were in.
Without knowing it, Corsilles-Sy was following in the footsteps of Methodism founder John Wesley. He said good health requires a strict diet and regular exercise.
"Nothing conduces more to health than abstinence and food with due labor," Wesley wrote in his 1747 book, "Primitive Physick: or An Easy and Natural Method of Curing Most Disease."
Corsilles-Sy said she wasn't aware of Wesley's views on health, but likes what she's learning.
"Our congregation is mostly Filipino," she said. "When people come to this country, their diets change. They become obese. The health issues are enormous."
"Primitive Physick" was a best-seller in Wesley's day. He first published it anonymously.
"It sold more books than anything that he ever wrote," said Randy Maddox, a John Wesley specialist who teaches at Duke University in Durham, N.C.
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