With numerous organizations mobilizing to feed needy families during the Coronavirus shutdowns, two large East Cobb churches are joining forces to help out.
Johnson Ferry Baptist Church and Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church are partnering for a food drive.
Both churches sent out messages today that they’ll begin taking collections starting Wednesday through April 1 (weekdays only) to be distributed to MUST Ministries and Mosaic Church Marietta.
MUST has begun an emergency food drive and will be opening up several food pantries at schools this week (Brumby ES, Lassiter HS, McCleskey MS, Lassiter HS), and and other locations, including Mt. Bethel UMC.
Mosiac is a church and community resource center in Austell that has partnered with Johnson Ferry Baptist on previous ministry projects.
The initiative includes volunteer opportunities to pack and distribute food boxes with Mosiac (you can sign up here).
The collection times for the Johnson Ferry-Mt. Bethel food drive are from 9-5 Monday-Friday, through Friday, April 1. Food items can be dropped off at the portico entrance of Johnson Ferry Baptist (955 Johnson Ferry Road).
Here’s a list of the food items (non-perishable only) they’ll be needing:
- Boxed macaroni and cheese
- Dried pasta or rice
- Boxed potatoes
- Boxed cereal/oatmeal
- Jelly (plastic jars)
- Cornbread mix/meal
- Beans
- Small peanut butter
- Flour/sugar
- Canned pasta with meat sauce
- Canned meat (tuna/chicken)
- Canned Chunky soup/beef stew
- Canned condensed soup
- Canned vegetables
- Canned fruit
- Canned tomato products
- Ramen noodles
- Crackers
- Tea/coffee
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