Grace Community Church fights food insecurity in the Natural State with over 29,000 free meals served in 2024
WARD, Ark. – Though the Natural State is currently leading the nation in food insecurity, a local church has been fighting back by serving weekly meals with their food ministry.
According to a post on Facebook, the food ministry at Grace Community Church served a total of 29,058 free meals in 2024, nearly the population of cities like Cabot and Jacksonville.
Each Tuesday, the food ministry works with Fishnet Missions of Jacksonville to take rescued food that they receive and convert it into meals centered around items like pork chops, enchilada casserole and biscuits and gravy.
“Whether it’s serving hot meals, passing out donated groceries, or sending our youth group kids home with snack bags, we’re working hard to combat food insecurity in our community,” the post said.
Most weeks the church gave out over 700 meals, but on the week before Thanksgiving, they set a personal record with 801 meals of chicken and dressing, corn, yams, bread and dessert served.
Meals will resume being served on Tuesday January 7. To learn more about the church, visit DiscoverGrace.tv.
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