What Is Angel Food Ministries?

 Angel Food Ministries is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing grocery relief to communities throughout the United States. Angel Food works through churches and community organizations in over 32 states.

Life Church of Lafayette began reaching communities in Louisiana hard hit by the hurricanes of 2005. We presently take orders and ship units to Erath, Opelousas, Gueydan, Ville Platte.

Angel Food is available in a quantity that can fit into a medium-sized box at $30 per unit [$31 if ordered online and picked up]. Each month's menu is different than the previous month and consists of both fresh and frozen items with an average retail value of approximately $60.

Generally, one unit of food assists in feeding a family of four for about one week or a single senior citizen for almost a month. The food is all the same high quality one could purchase at a grocery store. There are no second-hand items, no damaged or out-dated goods, no dented cans without labels, no day-old breads and no produce that is almost too ripe.

Also offered are specialty boxes such as steaks, chicken and pork. Many participants in this bonus program appreciate the expanded choices. Additionally, there is no limit to the number of units or bonus foods an individual can receive, and there are no applications to complete or qualifications to which participants must adhere. Angel Food Ministries also participates in the U.S. Food Stamp program, using the Off-Line Food Stamp Voucher system.

How the Program works

Orders and distribution are handled by church host sites. Orders are collected by the host sites during the first part of each month. These orders are then turned in to the Angel Food main office in Monroe, Georgia, on a predetermined date. Several days later, in the same month, the food is shipped from Angel Food's 160,000 square feet warehouse to Life Church on Distribution Day.