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Angel Food Ministries

Monday, Mar. 31, 2008

Ministry helps families stretch food dollar

Angel Food Ministries has made a difference for Deanna Woodworth and her disabled husband. »

Churches help save money on grocery bills

With rising prices of just about everything these days getting any kind of break is a blessing. Now some in Connecticut can get a huge savings on their groceries with the help of the Angel Food Ministries. »

Monday, Feb. 25, 2008

Program offers food at a discount to anyone

Nothing stops the volunteers at Fabion United Methodist Church. »

Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008

Church finds better food to feed those in need

For years, Joseph and Linda DeAngelo of Good News Christian Center have fed the poor through their Service Heart Ministry. »

Friday, Dec. 14, 2007

Angel Food program helps hundreds of families save

Members of Richland Road Church of Christ heard about Angel Food ministries by word of mouth from a church member whose mother participates in the low-cost food program in Alabama. »

Monday, Dec. 10, 2007

Feeding People, One Box At a Time

Food costs have skyrocketed along with the cost of gas and utilities. These days, everyone is trying to shave a few dollars off the grocery bill. »

Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007

Angel Food returns to Webster

Angel Food Ministries is a non-profit program brought to Webster Parish by Webster Parish Police Jury Office of Community Services, located at 208 Gleason St. in Minden and South Main Mall in Springhill. »

Feeding People, One Box At a Time

Food costs have skyrocketed along with the cost of gas and utilities. These days, everyone is trying to shave a few dollars off the grocery bill. »

Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007

Angel Food Ministries is helping feed Newton families

Turkey, hamburgers, chicken breasts, corn dogs, rice, onions, potatoes, dessert for just $25 is a bargain few can resist. Add eight 8 oz. rib eye steaks for only $18 and that is enough food for an entire family to eat for weeks. That’s what Angel Food Ministries is all about — offering high quality food for a very low price. »

Friday, Aug. 31, 2007

Angels help stretch food budgets

Turkey Valley United Methodist Church of Seven Stars is helping people in the community stretch their food dollars. »

Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007

Angel Food Ministries takes flight

PORTAGE — In 1994, a small relief program called Angel Food Ministries began in Georgia, providing 34 families with groceries. Today, the nonprofit and nondenominational program extends into 30 states and supports more than 165,000 families each month. »

Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007

Ministry helps put low-cost food on tables

There is a sign at a church on Concord Road west of Albemarle, “Angel Food Ministry.” »

Friday, Jun. 29, 2007

Ministry provides food for the body and soul

Every community wants something to benefit its citizens help them grow. That is just what Angel Food Ministries at First Baptist Church of Trumann is doing. »

Thursday, May. 3, 2007

Church host site for food ministry

The First Baptist Church of Okeechobee will be extending their outreach to the community by becoming a host site for Angel Food Ministries. »

Monday, Apr. 30, 2007

Churches partner with national group to help feed needy

The second Saturday of each month has become an exciting day for Jennifer Childs and her three boys. A single mother, Childs used to struggle to put a decent meal on the table. »

Wednesday, Apr. 11, 2007

Angel Food Program to help needy

The cost of living has many feeling that their money isn’t going as far as it used to, but now a new program is here to help. »

Tuesday, Apr. 10, 2007

Feeding those in need

Ellis County Pathways began taking orders in February for food through Angel Food Ministries, a nonprofit, non-denominational organization providing groceries at a lower rate than average retail value. Angel Food Ministries sells fresh, frozen and canned foods at $25 per unit, which will feed a family of four for a week and a single senior for a month. The average retail value of the unit is between $50 and $75. »

Thursday, Apr. 5, 2007

Feeding those in need

Ellis County Pathways began taking orders in February for food through Angel Food Ministries, a nonprofit, non-denominational organization providing groceries at a lower rate than average retail value. Angel Food Ministries sells fresh, frozen and canned foods at $25 per unit, which will feed a family of four for a week and a single senior for a month. The average retail value of the unit is between $50 and $75. »

Thursday, Mar. 8, 2007

Cutting the cost of feeding families

A Lapeer County church held its first food distribution program and hundreds showed up to bring home the bacon.
Nearly 500 people lined up outside the Christian Family Church in Lapeer with cardboard boxes and laundry baskets in tote. Some came from as far as Port Huron. »

Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007

Angel Food Ministries

A local Claremont church is bringing in food in bulk so families can save some cash. But due to short demand, this cost-saving service might end up in the bag. »

Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007

Grocery program provides good food, cheap

Volunteers, lined up assembly-style, sorted through carloads of groceries, packing dozens of stamped cardboard boxes full of an assortment designed to help fill the barest pantry. »

Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007

Angel Food Ministries helps area families

Are you looking for ways to stretch your grocery budget without clipping coupons or running around town to compare prices? Consider taking advantage of Angel Food Ministries, a money-saving program that provides a convenient way to manage both your grocery list and your budget. »

Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006

Angel Food Ministries celebrates anniversary of program in Mexico

As expenses rise and the holiday spending season approaches, plenty of people are looking for smart ways to save money. Angel Food Ministries is giving people the opportunity to save on groceries and also contribute to a good cause. »

Friday, Nov. 3, 2006

Doing the work of angels

Every month in the Tri-City area, hundreds of families are benefiting from Angel Food Ministries - a program which is designed to give people a helping hand, not a handout. »

Half-price groceries: $50 of food sold for $25 in Angel Food program

MARION - Shepherd’s Closet, an outreach of the First Apostolic Church, is about to place it’s first order as part of Angel Food Ministries. »

Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006

Food bank angel volunteer of year

In the last 10 months the Mukilteo Food Bank has served 4,625 people in the Mukilteo School District. But that number is a mere fraction of the families fed in the 25-plus years that Mary Lou Robertson has volunteered with the food bank. »

Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006

Angel Food Ministries; Feeding families in need

Many people in Southeastern Iowa , like the rest of the country, have a hard time supplying the basic necessities for their family. These people are not necessarily unemployed, but just the victims of being left somewhere in the middle. They make too much money to qualify for public assistance, but make too little to pay all of their bills and put nutritional meals on the table. Fortunately, there is help available. »

Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006

Angel Food Ministries provides affordable food to local families

What if you could buy groceries each month worth anywhere from $42 to $78 and pay only $25 for them? »

Friday, Aug. 11, 2006

Low-cost grocery distribution offers help, hope to local families

With five kids to feed, Kimberly McCullough was having trouble making ends meet. »

Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2006

Doing God’s work against high grocery bills

Good food, cheap. »