Evening Star Missionary Baptist prepares hot meals for 60 people on Monday nights. About 300 people receive food from the church's food pantry program on Thursdays, said Vesta Dixon, Evening Star's pastor. The church has held a Kids' Caf every other Wednesday afternoon for six months, feeding and tutoring 20 children. Another 30 to 40 churches and ministries pick up food stored in Evening Star's warehouse. Good Hope Baptist prepares hot meals for 25 to 60 homeless people on Lower Wacker Drive on Tuesday nights.
Church members take food to shelters and to pantries almost every day of the week.
It's good evangelism. We ask people to trust in God. Rose of Light's members, meanwhile, hit the streets every Monday night of the year, offering the food along with a Gospel tract. They pray with the men and ask them about other needs. For Jones, this passion to take care of the hungry has been part of his family for as long as he can remember.