When Trinity Episcopal Church set out to collect food for Iredell Christian Ministries (ICM) this fall, the congregation hoped to raise 1,000 pounds of food, which would last the food pantry for about a day.
So when the church delivered the food in two pickup trucks and a station wagon after Sunday morning worship last weekend, the members were elated to learn that ICM weighed their donation and the scale read 1,752 pounds.
“I was amazed and more than surprised. I think it’s the largest single deposit of food we’ve gotten from a congregation since we started,” said David Comer, ICM director of operations.
“We usually get three or four hundred pounds of food, or maybe 500, but 1,700 pounds — that’s a hunk of food.”
Collecting almost a ton of food for hungry families in Iredell County took dedication from the church’s entire membership over the course of about eight weeks, said the Rev. Brad Mullis, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church.
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