HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — More than three hundred families in Huntsville will now have dinner on the table this Thanksgiving all thanks to one local church.
Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church teamed up with Daughter of Zion Ministries, Inc. to give away 325 free food boxes.
Each box included a frozen turkey, green beans, corn, dressing, cranberry sauce, potatoes, macaroni and cheese, cake boxes, and Kool-Aid packages.
Leaders say it's their calling to give back during a time when people need it most.
"The feeling is indescribable, because as a church and a ministry, that's what we're called to do. We're called to serve people to help meet the need and that way we can edify people, and glorify God through serving those who are in need," says Daughter of Zion Ministries Inc., Founder & President, Toni Savage.
Savage says her organization was able to distribute food because of a COVID-19 relief grant from Governor Kay Ivey.
The church will also hand out free groceries this Wednesday, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at 315 Winchester Road.
It'll be first come, first serve.
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