Angela Chavis is an Associate Minister at the Cathedral of HIS Glory in Greensboro, N.C.. She is also a student at Wake Forest University School of Divinity. She recently wrote a post for the school’s blog.
Chavis says that after a year of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) she chose to spend her summer internship with FaithHealthNC. There she came across the work of the Ministers’ Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity, a coalition of area faith leaders. And through that, she was introduced to the “Bread for Life” food pantry run by Mt. Moriah Outreach Center in Kernersville that, says Chavis, serves residents “who suffer economic, systemic or medical hardships.”
In their most recent food drive, the church provided food items to 83 families, which totaled 350 human souls; they serve 400-450 persons or 95-120 families per month. Each person was greeted at the entrance with a genuine spirit of love and encouragement, and then ushered through a well-organized food distribution system.
While many may never grace the inside of a church again, I am confident that each recipient felt God’s tender love that day! In addition to the food pantry at Mt. Moriah, the Ministers Conference spearheads a community garden initiative, providing plots at various locations throughout the Winston-Salem community. They focus on providing fresh and high-nutrient quality foods that contain tremendous health benefits for communities in need.
Television station WXII recently ran a segment that features the work of Mt. Moriah:
