Eastern Wakulla County residents received good news this week with the announcement of the June 20 opening of a new local food assistance source. The Wakulla United Methodist Church (WUMC) will open the new Food Pantry every third Monday from 6:30pm to 7:30pm at the fellowship hall at 1584 Old Woodville Highway.

“We have been in great economic hardship for many months now, but it is not over!” said Reverend Janice Henry-Rinehart of WUMC.  “It is even more important than ever to show who we are as the children of God and our desire is to hopefully involve the churches in our part of Wakulla county to assist with donations, volunteers and bring people in need to our site as together we all become the hands and feet of Jesus to those who are hurting and hungry."
 
“The economy is such that we are seeing the need for food assistance increase each year,” said George Dock, one of the new pantry’s volunteers.  Last month a Tallahassee Democrat editorial reported a recent USA Today statement that food banks and soup kitchens helped more than 37 million Americans last year, a 46 percent increase from 2006.

Dock said, “The pantry will serve those residents in need of food who live on the eastern side of the county.”  Church members have been and will continue to be volunteering in all facets of the new ministry, from building shelves to collecting food items and staffing the program each month. 

For more information about eligibility, please call the church office at 421-5741.

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