There is a genuine caring and welcoming attitude. Information about all St. James activities and worship services is included in each bag of groceries, and volunteers make a point of telling the guests about Sunday School and the times of worship services. Shively, Rose Good, Juanita Lillicrap, Dawn Pullman, Back-Cindy Pearson, Roger Lillicrap, Reggie Stevens. Not pictured-Beecher Lynne, Laura Stephens, Greg Stephens, Ron Pearson Jr., David Pullman, Lillian Bayman, Beryl Flesh, Violet Das. The St. James food pantry now serves as many as 12-15 guests in a day.
Guests are limited to one shopping trip per month.
This is controlled by a simple punch card system. Some guests come regularly every month. Others come because the grocery money had to be spent on medicine for the children that month or they do not qualify for other programs. The growth of the food pantry has had a profound impact on the parish. Parishioners are here all the time now.