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Wesley United Methodist Church of Evans, Georgia donates over 8,000 pounds of food and ,000 to a ministry overseen by Macedonia Church of Grovetown in 2021. | Wesley UMC Evans
A congregation in Georgia has donated more than 8,100 pounds of food and over $10,000 to a food distribution ministry that was launched during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wesley United Methodist Church of Evans delivered the donations on Sunday, having collected the funds and food supplies during the liturgical season of Lent.
The donations included the 8,100 pounds of food and $10,456.83, said Milledge Austin, communications director at Wesley UMC, in an interview with The Christian Post.
Macedonia Church of Grovetown was the recipient of the donations, as that congregation’s food ministry has served over 50,000 people in need since it was launched last year. The church holds a weekly food drive that, at the peak of the pandemic, was serving over 1,000 people weekly, but now regularly serves around 200 peopl
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