Grocery bag ministry Monthly Grocery Essentials
On behalf of Power House Church of God in Christ, we would like to thank the Asbury First United Methodist Church’s Grocery Bag Ministry for supporting our Outreach Ministry. Over the years, your group has supported us by providing grocery bags to our congregation. Your donations make it possible for us to provide food to needy families in our congregation and the surrounding neighborhood. Since the beginning of our relationship, Asbury First not only provided physical food but has provided spiritual enrichment through prayer and fellowship. We especially enjoyed the time that we participated in your Sunday worship service. We look forward to continuing our connection and welcome you to join us at Power House for a Sunday worship service. We are grateful for the fellowship and the food contributions you provide for our families, friends, and neighbors. — Rev. Fannie Ethridge-Reeves Outreach Minister, Power House Church of God In Christ
1010 East Ave., Rochester NY 14607 (585) 271-1050 • www.asburyfirst.org/coc
Testimonial
Published June 2024
unger is closer than you think. One in six Americans struggles with hunger. Asbury First’s Grocery Bag Ministry (GBM) has been in service for more than 12 years and has distributed thousands of grocery bags of food from the caring Asbury First community by “reaching in” to our partner churches and refugees filling real needs. The GBM meets monthly on the third Saturday of each month to assemble 80 bags of groceries which are then distributed among our partner churches throughout Rochester and our friends at the Keeping Our Promise Refugee support program. Our typical grocery bag contains: 1 box of pasta 1 jar of pasta sauce 2 cans of tuna 2 cans of vegetables 2 cans of soup 1 can of fruit 1 box of Mac-n-cheese 1 loaf of bread 1 dozen eggs 1 jar of peanut butter 1 jar of jelly Donations of any of the listed items, or clean paper or plastic bags is what keeps us going. Financial donations to the program are always appreciated and welcome too. If you are interested in helping make bags and/or getting more involved with the ministry, please contact Rev. Pat Dupont, Minister for Outreach, at 585-271-1050 x136 or pdupont@asburyfirst.org; or Jim Carter at grocery@asburyfirst.org.
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The Zion Hill Food Pantry is one of our outreach ministries and is free and open to the community and surrounding area 12 months out of the year. Our partnership with Asbury First helps us to serve over 200 families per month through their generous food donations. Asbury First donates grocery bags of wholesome foods for families who sign up on a first-come-first-serve basis. These bags are a welcome blessing to our feeding the hungry efforts because there is a growing need among senior citizens, single parents, and college students in our community. In addition, there has been an influx of persons from Puerto Rico due to the last hurricane, who frequent our pantry. The smiles and appreciation we see upon receipt of the food is truly rewarding. The food donations from the Grocery Bag Ministry is a Godsend in helping us to serve our community members in a time of great need. We are forever grateful and look forward to a continued partnership. — Sister Charlaine Anderson Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church
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Partner/church organizations: A — Miracle Outreach Church of God 159 Wellington Avenue, 14611 B — Light of the World Church 200 Child Street, 14611 C — Antioch Baptist Church, 304 Joseph Avenue, 14605 D — Ark of Jesus 1000 North Winton Road, 14609 E — Keeping Our Promise www.keepingourpromise.org 1050 East Avenue, 14607 F — Baber A.M.E. Church 550 Meigs Street, 14607 G — Power House Kingdom Cathedral Church of God In Christ 48 Clifton Street, 14608 H — New Horizons Church (formerly West Ave Methodist) 371 Lake Avenue, 14608 I — Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church 250 Dr Samuel McCree Way, 14611
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