Food Pantry Heros

THE ORIGINAL PANTRY HERO 

For our feature story today we asked Pastor Bud how the Stillmeadow Food Pantry got started. He said… “A few years ago our own Bill Underwood walked into my office and expressed concern about those in our community who don’t have enough money to buy food. So I suggested that Bill start a food pantry, here at the church.”

Bill responded, “Pastor Bud, how in the world would I do that?”

“Well Bill, I suggest you get yourself a wagon and try pulling it through your neighborhood. In fact, the church will give you a badge to wear, so people know you are an official Stillmeadow Food Pantry Agent.” Bill agreed, and a few days later came back to the church with two wagons loaded with food! And the Stillmeadow Food Pantry was born!

TODAY’S YOUNGEST PANTRY HEROES 

This important Compassionate Ministry continues to thrive in these tough economic times. Rachel Zeigler, Stillmeadow’s Preschool Director told us that last month our preschoolers were taught this lesson: “God loves us and God loves others. And since we love God and we love others, we will take care of our neighborhoods.” Not only were the kids taught this lesson, they decided to act on what they learned. So to live out this lesson, the group collected 159 food items for our church food pantry! Hooray for the Christ-Centered generosity of our preschool families!

FUTURE CHANGES COMING

In the near future, we will update you on important improvements to this outreach.