Panama City church food pantry helps feed neighbors in need

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - First Baptist Church of Panama City is helping neighbors put food on the table through a drive-thru food pantry.

Every other Monday, volunteers bag and distribute canned goods, meat, vegetables, bread and pastries to community members in need.

The pantry gives people a way to pick up food for their households while bringing church members together to serve their community.

The pantry offers support during the holiday season, when families gather and some neighbors face difficult choices about how to stretch their money.

“We know that there’s a lot of people in our community that are hurting, that their money doesn’t go far enough,” said food pantry administrator Roland Palmer. “And so they have to make a decision whether to put gas in the car or food in their stomachs. And we want to be that lifeline.”

Palmer said the church hopes the food will make a difference for those who receive it.

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