We believe this ministry is God inspired and all that has been accomplished through this ministry is through our following his commands of the scripture of Matthew 25: 35-40. We give all the glory and blessing of this ministry to our Lord Jesus Christ. May we continue to be led by the spirit in this ministry.

     The mission of the food ministry is to distribute in an unbiased way to any one that asks, and meets the guide lines of the United States Dept. of Agriculture, (U.S.D.A).

     This ministry was started in 1996 mostly to provide assistance to members families and friends of the church. Starting the numbers were 5-10 families per month, but this ministry took off dramatically  shortly after its beginning to the point of 750-850 families being served per month. At the present time needless to say this ministry has had growing pains through this time frame. But the Lord has provided all that has been needed to make this ministry work. He has provided funding and  equipment, but most of all volunteers.  Without the volunteers it would not be possible.  Everyone is very important in some capacity to this ministry. We have 20-25 volunteers from the Middle School every Monday and Wednesday , which have proven to be a good , but most of all for the students involved. They learn a lot about life in this program.  Another point in this program is the delivery of food to five low income senior housing areas in our community.  The latest addition to our program is the Food for Kid program. This program is administered through the Benevolence Ministry, with Food Ministry securing and storing the products for this program.

      Funding for this mission is provided through the general budget of the church, as well as donations by individuals and businesses in the community. The food for this mission is donated by a private organization and  Second Harvest Food Bank located in Gray, Tennessee.

 

Jimmy Jones and Troy Williams, Co-Chairman