Blessed to be a blessing: Mission UMC Food Pantry feeds hungry in Fort Smith
“’I think one of the things that we can do, which they do a great job here of doing that, is realize that hunger and poverty or struggle don’t take a vacation,’ said LaToya Shepherd, the pastor and director of the food pantry at the church.
Any time the church building is open, people know that they can find help without judgment. Tina Gordon, a volunteer with the pantry, said this reputation draws in others as hope spreads by word of mouth.”