Friendship Missionary Baptist Church Combats Food Insecurity with Monthly Giveaways

Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)- Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Inc. at 110932nd Avenue North hosts monthly food giveaways on the third Saturday of each month.The next one is February 17, 2024 beginning at 10:00 a.m. until 12 noon (or until allfood is gone). The giveaway bags include enough food for 3 dinners and breakfasts. Suggestedmenus and recipes are given to the recipients. “We don’t want to give random cans that people cannot envision how to use,” says Gwendolyn McClain, Food Pantry Team Leader. So our packages come with suggested menus and recipes to make meals. For example, The menu for Day 1 is salmon patties, whole kernel corn and fried apples. All of those items are in the bag. The recipe for salmon patties calls for minced onions and Panko bread crumbs so we include those too. “We believe that everyone deserves desirable and nutritious food,” says church pastorJimmy D. Greer, Sr. “We receive funds from our membership to purchase foodspecifically for our pantry. We want to make sure that we give good food that we wouldeat.” The church is surrounded by households facing food insecurity, according to a recently-released study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Using measurements of foodaccess and...