Check out the story of the Water Into Wine Food Pantry done by WYMT News. Click the Picture to see the video.
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The prayers for Lakefront Church of God, those who donate, those who receive, for the volunteers, and for the future were given one by one before a crowd of 60 people ranging from volunteers, officials of the Christian Appalachian Project, and the Lakefront Church of God, and Water Into Wine pantry personnel. CAPP and Water Into Wine announced a ongoing partnership that will help with funding and supplies. This new partnership will enhance the life of those in Magoffin who are less fortunate. Water Into Wine has distributed a half of million pounds of food since January 1st, 2018 to date. The new partnership will increase food. This week, prior to this announcement, the pantry was notified by God Pantry in Lexington, that a deal had been reached with IGA of Salyersville that would bring in roughly 1,500 lbs of food per week.
On August 22nd, at 3PM at the Lakefront Church of God, a new partnership will be unveiled between the Water Into Wine Food Pantry and the Christian Appalachian Project. This new partnership will offer assistance in getting more food choices and distribution to the community. This is a welcomed partnership that will go a long way in helping alleviate hunger in Magoffin County. Several key note speakers will take part in the ceremony. John Blanton, State Representative with the 92nd District, Anita Seals, Vice President of CAP Social Services, Mike Wilson, Magoffin County Emergency Manager, and Chuck Young, with Gods Pantry in Lexington Kentucky.
The meeting will conclude with a luncheon to follow. During the summer months, the amount of produce that is delivered to the pantry is sometimes overwhelming. After days of giving out to the general public, the pantry was able to invoke a satellite distribution day. It is during these days that the church contacts locals churches to come with trucks and wagons, and to take produce to their local communities. Each church must decide how they wish to distribute foods in that area.
This past week, the Kernie FWB Church, located on Johnson Fork, loaded the goods, and choose to drive up and down the road and distribute food, and visit with folks as they did so. Pictured above, is Kernie Deacon Johnny Lovely doing a stop and delivery and visit on Johnson Fork. This method of satellite distribution allows the food to make it into remote communities where those in need do not need to travel so far for assistance. This last satellite distribution was for Kernie FWB Church, Little Half Mountain Church, Mitchelle Reeds Church. Please look for a couple of more drops coming soon. The summer lunch program ended on July 27th. This is the first year that Lakefront Church of God and Water Into Wine participated as a feeding center. We are proud of the fact, that with the assistance of the Magoffin County School Board, that were able to serve nearly 4,000 meals during the summer of 2018. We thank God for this precious provision that was offered to our community.
On August 22nd, 2018 beginning at 3PM in the afternoon in Lakefront Church of God Gymnasium, the Water Into Wine Food Pantry and the Christian Appalachian Project will host a joint partnership celebration and reception. This celebration will officially kick off the partnership between the Water Into Wine Food Pantry and CAPP. This new partnership will result in an increase amount of food offered from the Water Into Wine Food Pantry to the residents of Magoffin County. This partnership has already led to the the remodeling of current facilities to accommodate the expected growth.
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