Upstate church gives away chicken to those in need

An Upstate church is giving away chicken to people in the community who are in need.

GABI THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO STARTAT 5 O’CLOCK.BUT AS YOU CAN SEE WE ARE WELLUNDER WAY NOW THEY’RE GIVINGAWAY 1800 OF THESE 20 POUNDBOXES.DOING SOME MATH.THAT’S 36,000 POUNDS OF CHICKEN.NOW.LET’S GIVE YOU A LOOK FROM SKY 4OF THAT LINE.YOU CAN SEE THAT IT’S WRAPPINGAROUND THE CHURCH.AND AGAIN, THIS WAS SUPPOSED TOSTART AT 5, BUT IT STARTED AT4:30 OR SO.SO PEOPLE ARE REALLY MOVINGTHROUGH.CHESTER TOLD ME WHY THE CHURCHIS DOING THIS.WELL, WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE INTHE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A BLESSINGTO OUR COMMUNITY HERE INSPARTANBURG.PASTOR.JOVAN ROUGH SAYS THE CHURCH WASABLE TO GET THE CHICKEN THROUGHPARTNERSHIPS.AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESTOCK SOMEREFRIGERATORS AND FREEZERSCONSIDERING THE PANDEMIC AND SOMANY LIVES HAVE BEEN IMPACTEDIN.DIFFERENT WAYS RUFF ANTICIPATESO LARGE SHOWING OF PEOPLECOMING TO PICK UP A BOX.HE SEES THE STRUGGLES PEOPLE AREHAVING RIGHT NOW MANY HAVE LOSTJOBS MANY HAVE BEEN LAID OFF ANDSOME OF FURLOUGHED AND AND SOTHAT IMPACTS THE ENTIRE FAMILYFINANCES SHOWING HOW STRONGFAITH CAN BE DURING A DIFFICULTTIME.WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT OURHEARTS AS THE FAITH COMMUNITY ISNOT JUST TO BE A BUILDING IN THECOMMUNITY, BUT ACTUALLY BE THEHANDS AND FEET IN THE COMMUNITY.BACK OUT HERE AS SKY4 GIVING YOUA LOOK AT THIS LINE THE LINEMOVING VERY QUICKLY.IT APPEARS THAT IT’S GETTINGSMALLER AND SMALLER, WHICH ISGOOD NEWS.NOW THIS IS GOING TONIGHT UNTILSUPPLIES LAST BACK OUT HERE.YOU CAN SEE THEY HAVE A WHOLESEMI TRAILER HERE FULL OFCHICKEN THEY’RE ALREADY MAKINGPRETTY GOOD DEBT, SO IT WILL GOUNTIL SUPPLIES LAST COMING UPTONIGHT AT 5:00 AND 6:00.WE’LL TALK TO SOME OF THESEFOLKS THAT CAME THROUGH THE ANDWHY THEY DID.REPORTING LIVE