First SDA Church Hosts Record Breaking Grocery Giveaway

Submitted by Phyllis Jones, SON Sr. Staff Writer

***Donna and Eric McCrary are the committee chairs for the Community Service Ministry of the First SDA Church.***

The Community Service Ministry of the First Seventh-day Adventist Church, located at 1303 Evangel Drive, Huntsville, AL 35816, sponsored a FREE grocery giveaway Saturday, November 21, 2020. Since the pandemic began, committee chairs Eric and Donna McCrary and committee volunteers, have tirelessly orchestrated the grocery giveaways each month since April.

*Volunteers served 1,457 people. The committee’s largest distribution to date*.

It was recorded that 1,457 people were served. The grocery packages distributed equaled 115,650 meals. “This giveaway has been the largest one yet,” stated Donna McCrary. “Cars were lined up as early as 6:30am, when the volunteers arrived to help set up.”

***Cars were lined up as early as 6:30am.***

Pastor Debleaire Snell, who is the Senior Pastor, understands that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on people around the world. Even though, he may not be able to address the needs around the world, he could definitely help address the needs for families in the Huntsville community. Pastor Snell expressed, “We might not have church service, but the church can still remain active in service.”

***Phyllis Jones, a member of First Seventh Day Adventist Church, hands out free issues of Speakin’ Out News to cars in the care-package line.***

To stay in alignment with the Center for Disease Control social distancing requirements, the grocery giveaways are drive through services only. Masks are worn by all volunteers. The next FREE grocery giveaway is scheduled for December 19^th from 9am until 11am.