Church host site for food ministry
Published: May 3, 2007
The First Baptist Church of Okeechobee will be extending their outreach to the community by becoming a host site for Angel Food Ministries.
Angel Food Ministries is a non-profit, non-denominational organization that began in 1994 in Monroe, Ga. At that time, it served 34 families.
Angel Food Ministries is an organization that provides quality groceries that total an average retail value of $50 for only $25.
How does this work?
Angel Food Ministries buys food in bulk, the same as a restaurant or grocery store.
There are no applications or qualifications required to order through Angel Food Ministries.
According to their website, one half million families were fed in December through Angel Food Ministries. By the end of 2006, over 500,000 families were fed in 32 states.
The food is of the same high quality that one would purchase at the regular grocery store. Angel foods are “name-brand” foods that are never second-hand, damaged or out-of-date goods. There are no cans without labels, no day-old breads and no produce that is almost too ripe.
Each month Angel Food sends a menu to host sites. A sample menu typically includes a few different types of meat such as different types of steaks, pork chops, bacon and chicken. The menu also includes vegetables — fresh, canned or frozen — and fresh fruit, such as apples and bananas.
There is also one dessert item with every order.
Also available are specialty boxes such as steaks, chicken and pork. The specialty items also vary by the monthly menu and could include a grill box with various meats, surf and turf or shrimp and steak, or even a gourmet coffee box.
Specialty boxes are available with the purchase of one regular box. These specialty boxes range in prices from $14-$18.
According to their website, generally one regular box of food assists in feeding a family of four for about one week, or a single senior citizen for almost a month.
The program also participates in the U.S. Food Stamp program, using the Off-Line Food Stamp Voucher system.
Each month the church will have set order dates where orders will be received before their deadline with Angel Food Ministries. They will then have a distribution day approximately two weeks later on a Saturday morning where individuals will come to pick up their order.
For being a host site, the First Baptist Church of Okeechobee will receive $1 for every order they receive. These funds will go in the benevolent fund for their Mission House where food, clothing, Bibles and other supplies are given to the needy in Okeechobee.
To make this Angel Food Ministries program successful, volunteers are needed. The majority of the volunteers will only be needed one Saturday a month, on distribution day. During the beginning of this program they will also need volunteers to assist with advertising in order to help the most people in the community.
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