Baptist
Traditional
100 or less Members
Church Profile
Service Times
3:00 PM Every Sunday
(912) 685-3858
Rev. Dr. Ernest Frank
Our Mission
Candler County Soup Kitchen/
Candler Area Hunger Relief Mission,LLC
Jesus said: ”I was hungry and you gave me food”
201 S. Leroy Street
Metter, Georgia
30439
Tax ID 37-1741635
912-685-3858
Our Mission
The mission of the soup kitchen is to feed people by distributing nutritious food to the hungry, at risk, elderly, and youth, to assist in disaster relief, and work towards long term solutions to end the cycle of poverty and hunger.
Our statement of purpose is:
“Utilizing food to improve lives and create a hunger-free community”
Hunger Facts
Georgia is one of the nine states exhibiting statistically significant higher household food insecurity rates than the national average; Georgia's food insecurity rate is 16.9% (U.S. Census Bureau, 2009)
142,040 residents of Coastal Georgia live with food insecurity. (Map the Meal Gap. Feeding America, 2009)
16.4 million or approximately 22 percent of children in the U.S. live in poverty. (USDA)
More than 83,000 children in Coastal Georgia are at-risk for hunger. (Georgia Department of Education, 2011)
7.9 percent of households with seniors (2.3 million households) are food insecure; 8.9 percent of the elderly live below the poverty line, 3.4 million older Americans (USDA, 2010)
The number of food insecure seniors is projected to increase by 50% when the youngest of the Baby Boom Generation reaches age 60 in 2025
Among working poor families, those with children were 4 times more likely than families without children to live in poverty. (U.S. Department of Labor, 2008)
34 percent of households served by food pantries and soup kitchens had to choose between paying for food and paying for medicine or medical care. (Feeding America, 2010)
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About Candler Area Hunger Relief Mission
Denomination / Affiliation:
Other Christian
Dress Style:
casual
Average Age of Attendees:
all-ages
Community Projects:
Over-24
MINISTRIES AND GROUPS
Church Ministries
Kids
Youth
College
Singles
Men’s
Women’s
Recovery Group
Groups and Public Services
Counseling Services
Weddings and Receptions
Funerals
BELIEFS
Baptism:
Older Children/adults
Eternal Security:
No, Can't Lose
MAP
Candler Area Hunger Relief Mission is a Baptist Church located in Zip Code 30439.
Church Profile Manager: Rev. Ernest Frank