Demand For Food Ministries Rises Along With Grocery Prices

With grocery prices high and pandemic-era benefit programs ended, many churches across the nation report increased demand for food benevolence. Minneapolis Central launched its food ministry during the COVID-19 pandemic — four years later, the number of needy families relying on the ministry has more than doubled, averaging between 325 and 375 per week.

News, North AmericaBobby Ross Jr.June 6, 2024The Christian Chronicle, Bobby Ross Jr., Food prices, Inflation, Food ministry, Food pantry, Food insecurity, Churches of Christ, news, Secondary featureComment

Church Food Pantries Respond To Increased Need Amid Migrant Surge

Venezuelan and Ukrainian immigrants were among 70 families who made a pilgrimage through Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood, past dog walkers and Little Leaguers, to the church’s food pantry. Christians from a nearby high school loaded sacks of fresh vegetables, canned goods and bread into their cars or backpacks as airplanes soared overhead.

News, North America, ChristianityErik TryggestadJune 5, 2024Erik Tryggestad, The Christian Chronicle, Churches of Christ, Food pantry, Migrant crisis, Food insecurity, immigration, politics, 2024 election, Trump, Biden, Primary feature, Secondary featureComment

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