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KRC Food Pantry
Kingdom in the Valley Christian Church is a non-denominational church that believes in helping one family at a time. KIVCC has many ministries that were established in order to meet the needs of the church member.

The Kingdom Resource Center and Food Pantry was created to provide food boxes for those families in need. The food pantry is opened every other Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Prior to opening the doors we put together boxes with canned goods, fresh fruits and vegetables, pasta and rice products in addition to some meat, and dairy items.

As a volunteer, you must have the desire to serve others and to forget about your needs when helping others. Yes, you may be going thru at home or at work, but when volunteering your issues are as not as big as the people who have humbled themselves to request help. The philosophy of the KRC Food Pantry directors is, “Give a person a fish sandwich and you will feed them for the day. Teach a person how to fish and they will continue to feed themselves for a life time.” Part of the services provided in addition to the food boxes are job search, clothing for interviews, resume writing assistance and much more.
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The boxes include items such as eggs, sausage, salt, pepper, garlic salt, pancake mix, syrup, butter, milk and much more. It includes items that most individuals would purchase for their own homes. Have you ever heard of the phrase, “What would Jesus do?, well the food boxes are a representation of the type of assistance that Jesus would provide.

Although, the volunteer work is part of the requirements for the Honors program, it is a way of life for me. I know the importance of helping those who are less fortunate or who are simply going thru. It also teaches our children how to have a giving heart, and to always be thankful for the blessings in their

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