It is wonderful to report that from September 2020 until September 2022 the Carnalea Methodist Church (CMC) family in Bangor has given £8,635 in monetary donations and 451 bags of groceries to the Storehouse North Down Foodbank which is supported by over 40 other churches of various dominations within the North Down area.
It was remarkable that during the height of the COVID pandemic, regulations permitting, church members turned up at the church carpark to deposit their gifts into the boot of a car to be brought to Storehouse.
As the COVID restrictions eased regarding meeting outdoors, this once-a-week event became the focal point for church members to exchange greetings, catch up with and support each other.
While now back in church as the pandemic has receded, the need in the community is growing due to the cost of living. CMC members continue wholeheartedly to support others less fortunate than themselves both in prayer and practical actions like giving to Storehouse North Down.
‘Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver’ (II Corinthians 9: 7).
Neilson Wylie
