{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"First Baptist Church adds 'Little Food Pantry' &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"VKRxnXRX3r\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/first-baptist-church-adds-little-food-pantry\/\">First Baptist Church adds &#8216;Little Food Pantry&#8217;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/first-baptist-church-adds-little-food-pantry\/embed\/#?secret=VKRxnXRX3r\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;First Baptist Church adds &#8216;Little Food Pantry&#8217;&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"VKRxnXRX3r\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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Near the door to the food pantry, church members have installed a \u201cLittle Free Pantry.\u201d The two-shelf cabinet contains an assortment of canned goods, non-perishable food and toiletry items available to those in need. \u201cWe want people to feel free to take what they need,\u201d said Pastor Austin Carty explaining the goal is to assist those who need a little help. Carty said the idea began in the church\u2019s Young Adult Sunday School Class led by Larry and Mary Ida Gray. Todd and Alice Tremaine, who had heard about it from friends in another part of the country, brought the idea before the class. \u201cEverybody got really excited,\u201d Carty said. Darrell Tremaine was tasked with building the two-shelf cabinet and it was installed near the food pantry at the corner of Roy Kidd Ave. and North Bell Ave. on March 4. Members of the church have brought items to place in the pantry. Officials from the church ensure there are items in the pantry, but Carty said there is no close oversight as to what exactly is in there at any given time. \u201cIt is about whatever you feel led to leave,\u201d Carty said. Carty added that while the adults have begun the project, he has seen it resonate with the younger members of the congregation, including his own three-year-old daughter. \u201cShe has been really energized by this project,\u201d Carty said of his daughter. \u201cWhenever we drive by, she asked whether it is stocked. When we are at the grocery, she asks about getting something for the pantry. That means a lot to me as a father.\u201d \u201cWe try to emphasize the importance of budgeting, giving and saving,\u201d Carty said. \u201cThrough this project, she is realizing the importance of giving.\u201d Carty said it is also tan opportunity for the community to give back explaining anyone who has suitable items is welcome and encouraged to place them in the pantry. Carty said that a similar invitation to take from the pantry is extended to anyone in need. \u201cThere is no real policy and procedure manual,\u201d Carty said. \u201cThe goal is to offer assistance to families or individuals that are hungry and don&#8217;t know where their next meal is coming from.\u201d Carty said the little pantry fits with Jesus\u2019 call to feed the hungry and take care of your neighbors. \u201cI really have seen a positive reaction from the congregation and the community,\u201d Carty said. \u201cI see people, from time to time, putting in items or taking items out.\u201d Carty said with the church continuing its strides to nourish the body, the next project will be something similar to nourish the mind. The congregation has begun working on the community garden, with plans to begin planting on March 25. Members have added more raised beds that will, hopefully, result in more produce. Along with the additional beds, the church members will be adding a free little library. Similar to the little food pantry, the small cabinet will contain a selection of books that individuals are encouraged to take from, and\/or add to. Similar little libraries are located in communities and neighborhoods across the country. \u201cWe just want to invite people to come to the garden and sit and relax,\u201d Carty said. &nbsp;"}