Around 30 hours after Deeper Purpose Community Church (DPCC) reported on Wednesday that it would temporarily close its resource center due to a lack of funding, the church announced it will resume services on Monday after receiving a grant from the Community Foundation of North Central Florida (CFNCF).
DPCC’s food pantry and community fridge at the church (19930 NW US Hwy 441, High Springs) is one of the largest distributors of free food for High Springs and the surrounding rural communities.
CFNCF president and CEO Barzella Papa said her organization is giving around $25,000 to help keep the resource center open through the end of the calendar year. She said it will also work closely with DPCC to build a strategy for long-term sustainability…