Rev. Joseph and Linda Wingo, together with their sons Wes and Andy Wingo, are the pastors of Emmanuel Praise Church, a non-denominational church located in Monroe Georgia. They were ordained by the late Rev. John Osteen and the Rev. Joel Osteen of Lakewood Church located in Houston, Texas.

The Wingo family is committed to bringing Christ to others by providing affordable food to those in need in communities throughout the country. Through Angel Food Ministries, their principal of giving others a hand up and not a hand out is the cornerstone of their ministry.

General Information

1.     What is Angel Food Ministries?

Angel Food Ministries is a non-profit, non denominational organization dedicated to providing food relief to communities throughout the USA.

2.     What is the cost of the food?

A box of Angel Food can be purchased for $30.

3.     What is the retail value of the box of food?

Depending on your location, a box retails anywhere from $45 to $75 with an average retail value of right around $60.

4.     How much food is in a box?

An average box of food weighs around 21 lbs. The weight may differ each month. A box of food assists in feeding a family of four for about one week, or a single senior citizen for almost a month.

5.     Is the food fresh?

Because of Angel Foods involvement with only the best producers and venders our products are high quality, “name brand” foods - never “seconds” or “day old type” products. Each month’s food menu consists of both fresh and frozen items.

6.     Who are the suppliers of the food?

General Mills                       Empire Beef                             House of Raeford Chicken

Con Agra Food                    Prim Cut Meat & Seafood         O.K. Foods

Midwest Premier                 Stampede Meat                         Fieldale Farms

Schans Bakery                     Topps Meat                               Sanderson Farm

Birdeseye                            T.J. Foods                                 John Souls Foods

Pilgrams Pride                     Encor Foods                             McKee Foods

Tyson                                   Southeastern Mills                    Allen Canning

Perdue Farms                       Noodles By Leonardo               Kocks Foods

Jiffy Mix                              Dakota Growers Pasta              U.S. Food Service

7.     How much food may I purchase?

There is no limit on the number of boxes an individual or family may purchase. Angel Food Ministries also offers the purchase of one or more “Special Units” when buying a regular box of food. The “Specials” are mostly savings on meat boxes. (Special #1: 4lb. Steak Box or Special #2 8 - 8oz. Rib Eye Steaks for $20.00.)

8.     Do I need to qualify for the program?

There are no applications or qualifications, anyone can participate. Angel Food Ministries also participates in the U.S. Food Stamp Program, using the Off-Line Food stamp Voucher system. This ensures that the needy in your area are getting the maximum value for their grocery dollar, usually resulting in their receiving twice the amount of quality foods for their “food stamp dollar”.

9.     How successful is the program?

Since January 1995, over 8.1 million families have been affected by Angel Food Ministries. In December of 2007 Angel Food Ministries distributed food to over 2.5 million people in one distribution. 547,000 boxes of food left our warehouse within a three day period, and we are still growing.  Since September 2007, Atlee Community Church has consistently served 100 – 200+ families each month.

10.  What is the amount of boxes distributed?

Angel Food Ministries distributes over 400,000 units per month.

11.  How do I place an order?

You can place an order several ways:  you can go to http://www.angelfoodministries.com/hosts.asp and find your closest host site to order online with a debit or credit card (some host sites are not online at this time) or on Sunday’s from 10 AM to 11:30 AM you can order with cash, money order or EBT (food stamps) at Atlee Community Church, 7171 Verdi Lane, Mechanicsville, Virginia.  Orders are taken on Thursday evenings by appointment ONLY.  Make an appointment by calling (804) 730-2220.  Payments are taken when you order.  You cannot place an order without payment and personal checks are not accepted.  If you wish to pay using EBT (food stamps), you MUST place your order in person at the church. 

If you have any questions, please email us at atlee_angelfood@verizon.net.

Distribution Dates for 2008

(Order deadline is subject to change without advance notice)

                                   Place your order no later than                                      For Distribution on

              July 2008                      Sunday, July 13, 2008                           Saturday, July 26, 2008

            August 2008                 Sunday, Aug 10, 2008                           Saturday, Aug 23, 2008

            September 2008            Sunday, Sept 14, 2008                           Saturday, Sept 27, 2008

            October 2008                Sunday, Oct 12, 2008                            Saturday, Oct 25, 2008

            November 2008             Sunday, Nov 9, 2008                             Saturday, Nov 22, 2008

            December 2008             Sunday, Dec 7, 2008                             Saturday, Dec 20, 2008

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