Our Church hands out food normally once to twice a month. But we also hand out any time some comes by or calls for help. We have been helping in the community for over 12-13 years. We get our food that we hand out as donations and thought Feed America First. Our families are low income ranging from single family units to families that have up to 8 people in home. They are Young families and older people. We also have several handicaps. Are average is app. 50-75 families. We are a very small church, but we have a large food ministry. We hand out the food for free, but we do take a donation if they want and are able to help us to pay for the food we get from Feed America. but it isn't required.
We normally hand out to a large group of our people between the 4th to the 10th of the month. I work out my hand out dates and time with my normal job. and the hours vary. depending on my schedule at work. I always call or message my people a few days before the date to make sure they remember and are coming to pick up food. Winter is always worked around weather, holidays and my work. That is why I said I need someone to call me and I can work it out and I can meet someone or have someone else be there.
We are a small sandy brown brick church with white Cross and we have a sign in the front yard with Henderson Church of God on it. We are located on the corner of Sand Ave and Hwy. 45 North. In-between the West TN Bank and Jeff Teague 45 Auto Sales.
Please leave on door step and call me at 731-435-4725 so I'll know it's there.
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