The Epiphany Dining Hall, later called the Epiphany Diner, opened on the first day of the fair in 1956. The diner was an excellent way for the church to raise money. In its heyday in the 1990s, the diner served over 30,000 meals during the best 12 days of the summer, with more than 70 volunteers each day cooking, cleaning, serving, and welcoming fair-goers from across the state into the diner.