The Sallisaw church is participating in the program with Larry Hutton Ministries of Broken Arrow. Angel Food Ministries originated in 1994 with 34 families in Monroe, Ga., and has grown to serve thousands of families every month across 32 states, according to the Angel Food Ministries Web site.
heryl Ysbrand, Journey Church member, said the program provides a box of various groceries for $25 per month. The church accepts payment for the groceries by cash, money orders or food stamp cards, but not personal checks. If using food stamps, the person whose name appears on the card must appear in person to place their order. There are no applications and no qualifications in order to purchase the food and there are no limits on quantities purchased.
The amount of food is estimated to feed a family of four for a week, or a single person living alone for a month.
Ysbrand said, "This is not day-old or outdated food. It's all fresh, name-brand products, shipped to Tulsa on refrigerated trucks for same-day distribution."
For each box of food sold, $1 is returned to the church for use in the church's benevolent fund, Ysbrand said.
Ysbrand said orders for the May food delivery are now being taken at the church on the following schedule:
-5 to 7 p.m. on Monday, April 30
-5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 1, and Thursday, May 3
-10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, May 4
-9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 12
Payment is required at the time the order is placed.
The food will be distributed from 10 a.m. until noon on May 26. A receipt is given for each order with the pickup time. Any food left unclaimed after 12:01 p.m. will be donated to others in need.
On the day of pickup, participants must bring a box to put their food in.
Ysbrand said May's grocery list includes:
-Four five-ounce New York strip steaks
-One one-pound bean soup mix
-One four-pound individually quick frozen chicken thighs
-One eight-ounce biscuit mix
-One 40-ounce package of beef and bean burritos
-One 7.5-ounce macaroni and cheese
-One 28-ounce Banquet Beef and Noodle Dinner
-One 12-count package of corn tortillas
-One two-pound breaded frying chicken
-One 26-ounce pasta sauce
-One pound of ground beef
-One 16-ounce package of pasta
-One 12-ounce package of pepperoni pizza sticks
-One 24-ounce package of hash brown potatoes
-One two-pound package of popcorn chicken
-One 16-ounce package of mixed vegetables
-One dessert item
In addition the program is offering specials. Those who buy one or more of the $25 regular boxes may also buy as many of the following specials as they wish:
No. 1: four-pound Surf and Turf Box for $18, which includes one two-pound package of breaded shrimp and four eight-ounce T-bone steaks.
No. 2: 10-pound box of chicken tenders for $17.
No. 3: five-pound May grill box for $18, which includees two eight-ounce ribeye steaks, two eight-ounce sirloin strip steaks, four four-ounce bacon-wrapped pork filets, four four-ounce steak burgers and one one-pound Italian sausage.
For more information call (918) 776-0624 or go to www.journeychurchlive.com.
