New Eternal Hope Fellowship Hall

Goal: $10,000.00

Specific Need

NAME OF ORGANIZATION: New Eternal Hope Fellowship Hall

The organization is operated by the Eternal Hope Worship Center at 410 East Iowa.

We were able to complete our New Fellowship Hall, however, this year we are needing additional funds to complete the sidewalk and steps, a handicap ramp, sound boards to control the magnified sound in the New Fellowship Hall, and an electronic sign to put out by the street.

The handicap ramp would enable the pallet jack to bring pallets of food directly into the New Fellowship Hall for food distribution for the Mobile Food Pantry from Second Harvest and the TEFAP commodities for the low income residents of North Brown County. Volunteers from the Hiawatha community and surrounding communities come together to distribute the food. The church has been handling this for several years and feels that this activity greatly benefits the needy in our local area.

The Mobile Food Pantry is distributed the second Thursday of each month and is open to anyone who needs food. Generally there are around 225 families representing about 675 people receiving food each month.

TEFAP commodities are distributed every other month, in the even months: February, April, June, August, October, and December. Due to the fluctuation of delivery dates by Second Harvest, an electronic sign would better enable us to notify our families of the upcoming distribution dates. TEFAP commodities are available to income qualifying individuals who are required to sign up for them, and provide proof of identification when picking them up. Generally there are over 100 families receiving the TEFAP food commodities each distribution.

The Eternal Hope Worship Center also offers their facility (the new Fellowship Hall) to cook and serve funeral dinners to those families having no place to meet with their family and friends after a funeral. Free will offerings may be given to cover costs, but are not required. Other activities include drop off location for the Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes for the area, American Heritage Girls Banquet, Homeschool Co-op, 4-H Meetings, and various other meetings and family gatherings.