Like most people, Pat Adams isn’t a fan of moving—especially when you oversee a food bank that has been blessed to call the same place home for more than 22 years. Thankfully, the right welcome mat can make all the difference in the world.
That welcoming spirit and God’s helping hand at every step are exactly what Adams and her team at the Argyle Area Food Bank needed when they moved to Argyle United Methodist Church earlier this year. The food bank, formerly known as the Argyle Food Bank, operated for more than two decades as a ministry of First Baptist Church of Argyle, just down the road.
When that church relocated to Denton and its property was sold, the food bank suddenly needed both a new home and a new identity.
“The experience was way beyond awesome,” Adams said. She is the president of the new nonprofit, though she has been with the ministry for 13 years. “Every time there was an obstacle, within a day or two, it was moved aside. We also had plenty of people helping us, like firefighters, police, and many volunteers. Argyle United Methodist Church said, ‘Come live with us,’ and First Baptist Church was still there to keep us going financially during the transition and help us set up a new entity structure. Hand to God, it was the best thing for us.”…