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07/10/2011
Farewell to Fair Street Block Party was held with almost 1200 meals served, 400 Bibles distributed and eight reported salvations. See the Gainesville Times article here.
01/22/2011
Ministry sparks goodwill with local woman. Article at Access North Georgia.
12/29/2011
Ministering to people living under the bridge. Article at Access North Georgia
12/12/2010
In cooperation with Fair Street Elementary School, Belmont Baptist Church, Blackshear Place Baptist Church, The Gideons, and individual volunteers over 400 meals were served to homeless and underprividgled families at the old Fair Street Elementary School. Article at Access North Georgia
05/15/2010
In cooperation with Belmont Baptist Church, Blackshear Place Baptist Church, Hopewell Baptist Church, Helping Hands Ministry, sponsors and volunteers, Feed the Need helped serve over 1700 meals and witness nine salvations at the Halleluiah Block Party held in Melrose Park in Gainesville. Video
05/10/2010
Rico prepared meals and served a number of homeless at the OK Coin Laundry. Belmont Baptist Church's College and Career Class laundered clothes.
05/03/2010
Meals were prepared and delivered at the OK Coin Laundry. Belmont Baptist Church's College and Career Class provided quarters and detergent to wash and dry laundry for a number of homeless and low income individuals.
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Helping to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the homeless and less fortunate in Gainesville, Georgia.
"He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry." Psalm 146:7 (New International Version)
Feed the Need Ministry is a loose knit group of people organized by Richard (Rico) Bell and consisting of Terry Teakell's 9:30am Sunday School class (based out of Blackshear Place Baptist Church in Oakwood, Georgia) and other individuals and contributing businesses who bring food, clothing and hope to those who are less fortunate in the Gainesville area. Feed the Need Ministry works in concert with individuals and groups from a number of local churches.
Feed the Need Ministry gets together several times a year to provide food, clothing, and other items to larger groups of people in need. Food and other items are served or distributed from a church, a school, a parking lot or a business.
Fairwell to Fair Street Block Party: a Big Success!
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The block party was held on Sunday, July 10th, 2011from 2:00pm - 6:00pm at Fair Street School | |
See the Gainesville Times article here
Almost 1200 meals were served, almost 400 Bibles were distributed by the Gideons, and there were eight reported salvations!
Thanks to Feed the Need sponsors who provided all the food!
Krogers, Publix, Prime Pak, and others. Blackshear Place Baptist Church provided the grill, tables and chairs, and of course we thank all the volunteer helpers.
Monday Meals
Feed the Need delivers meals and other items every Monday evening at 7:00pm to downtown Gainesville homeless people living on the street at the Town View Coin Laundry, 623 Main Street Southwest, Gainesville, GA 30501-4419.
Halleluiah Block Party
Held on Saturday, May 15, 2010. Nine Salvations and over 1700 meals were served! Melrose Park, Gainesville, Ga.
Under the umbrella of Helping Hands Foreign Missions and in conjunction with Belmont Baptist Church, Blackshear Place Baptist Church, Hopewell Baptist Church and other local churches with donations of food and equipment from sponsors, Feed the Need Ministry held a Halleluiah block party for needy folks in the Melrose Park area. Two bands, featured speakers, plenty of food, and activities were provided free of charge.