“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.” Matthew 25:35 – 36

WHAT WE DO & WHY WE DO IT
Jesus taught His followers to demonstrate their faith in Him by loving their neighbors. Our faith and devotion to Him compels us to happily offer food to anyone in need. It is an expression of our love for them as well.  Sometimes those who need emergency food also have other needs – spiritual, as well as practical. When our guests express these other needs, we pray with them and, as we are able, do what we can to serve them. We also invite our guests to worship with us.

A LIGHT SHINING IN THE COVID DARKNESS
About two years ago, while other many other mission projects were beginning to scale back, postpone, or cancel in response to the news of a global pandemic, the SPC Emergency Food Pantry scaled up to serve a growing number of guests and adapted its ways of doing business to try to keep everyone as safe as possible. As waves of shut downs tanked the local economy, business boomed at the Food Pantry and our leaders and their teams demonstrated love, faithfulness, courage, and grace as they prepared for and served up to forty families in Jesus’ name week after week. We thank God for those leaders, their teams, and our guests. We pray that God will continue to use the work and witness of SPC’s Emergency Food Pantry Teams to build and strengthen His Kingdom.

LOCATION
Stony Point Church in Room 101 / 2330 Buford Road / RVA 23235

SCHEDULE

• First and Third Tuesdays of each month: 1:00 to 2:30 PM
• Second, Fourth, and Fifth Tuesdays of each month: 6:30 to 8:00 PM

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP

• Lead a Tuesday Food Distribution Team: After the stress on this past year, our leaders need a break
• Pick up food from local grocery stores and/or the Food Bank
• Bag dry goods in advance of Tuesday food distribution
• Distribute food to our guests on Tuesdays
• Greet and pray with our guests on Tuesdays
• Administration: reporting the number of people served, pounds of food delivered, and sending letters to our guests
• Clean and organize pantry at your convenience

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER
Contact George Masiello at 804-330-5871.

SPC EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY LEADERS
George Masiello, Brenda Robinson, and Joyce Francis

SPC EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY TEAM
Dan & Sue Johnston, Hal Johnson, Jim Ryan, Bob Morgan, Keith Caleb, Carol Daly, Bob Hodges, Debi Harms, Tom & Sue Harkins, Stan Francis, Becky & Daniel McCarthy, Ann Budinger, Joy Broadway, Peggy Graeser, Judy Joyce, Valerie Hodges, Faye Menefee, Melanie & Aven Jones, Mike Burns, Steve & Elise Hamilton, Danise White, Elizabeth Martin, Joan Williamson, Laura Molis & kids, Lauren Howren, Woody & Marilyn Fisher, John & Roxanna Hile, Rob Pfeifer, Angela, Anthony, & Lauren Cassano, Laura, Eric, Jake, Zach & Brooke Eklund, Dave Ridley, Mark Van Doran, Steve Butler, Bonnie Kalichak, Ford & Judah Brandis, Chantelle Ridley, Chip Stevens, Jim Saska, Laurie, Elise & Cara Mackey, Renée Boswell, Drew Moser, Larry & Amie Myers Lake, Bill Anderson, Tania Soh, John Hague, and Barbara Leaton.

(If you are serving on the Food Pantry Team and do not see your name here, please forgive me. Please also let me know that I missed you to up the odds that I do not make the same mistake next time. And thank you for serving. Michael Bryant / 803-539-6453)

SPC LOCAL MISSIONS LEADERSHIP TEAM LEADER
Contact Jack Wheeler at 804-690-6650.