On Wednesday, May 22nd, Grace Episcopal Church reopened their popular Drive-Up/Walk-Up Food Pantry. New operating hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The pantry temporarily shut down in March due to safety concerns and increased demand - experiencing heavy traffic congestion and public safety concerns. Merchantville Mayor Ted Brennan said that the borough and church leaders met to discuss ongoing safety concerns related to the food pantry and agreed that a pause was necessary to address the concerns of the public
and run a safe pantry.The Dolores Clark Food Pantry, named for a longtime member of Grace, started over 30 years ago, by providing emergency food to eligible families in the Merchantville and Pennsauken area. We started out providing staples only to around 40 families a month. Currently, we provide food to 700-900 eligible families in the Merchantville and Pennsauken area. We also provide Turkeys and all the trimmings to some 200 eligible families at Thanksgiving time.