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“For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me……….Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” (Matt 25: 35, 36, 40)

The Food Room and Clothing Ministry of Grace Baptist Church serves approximately 250 families each month. The families are from the city of Conway, Arkansas and surrounding counties.

Hours of Operation: 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Who is eligible to receive services?

Residents of Conway Arkansas and surrounding counties who are:

1. Senior Citizens who do not receive food stamps (may receive services once a month). *

2. Individuals receiving Social Security disability benefits or SSI and who do not receive
    food stamps (may receive services once a month). *

3. Area residents that have recently received “lay-off-slips” from their places of
    employment and who do not receive food stamps (may receive services once a month). *+

4. Others not on food stamps (may receive services once every 3 months). *

* Must present Photo ID.
+ Must also present Lay-Off-Slip.

This poem is dedicated to the Loving Memory and Honor of Carolyn L. Beene, "The Hat Lady" who was a "Faithful Servant" in the Food Room and Clothing Ministry of Grace Baptist Church.

     How We Spend Our Dash

I read of a man who stood to speak
at the funeral of a friend.
He referred to the dates on her tombstone
from the beginning to the end.

He noted that first came her date of birth
and spoke the following date with tears,
But he said what mattered most of all
was the dash between those years. (8/13/55 - 7/30/01)

For that dash represents all the time
that she spent alive on earth...
And now only those who loved her
know what that little line is worth.

For it matters not, how much we own;
the cars...the house...the cash,
What matters, is how we live and love
and how we spend our dash.

So think about this long and hard...
are there things you'd like to change?
For you never know how much time is left,
that can still be rearranged.

If we could just slow down enough
to consider what's true and real,
And always try to understand
the way other people feel.

And be less quick to anger,
and show appreciation more
and love the people in our lives
like we've never loved before.

If we treat each other with respect,
and more often wear a smile...
Remembering that this special dash
Might only last a little while.

So, when your eulogy is being read
with your life's actions to rehash...
Would you be proud of the things they say
about how you spent your dash?

Author Unknown