CRESTVIEW — The Raymond Williams Mission Center, which provided food and clothing to needy residents, has been closed since Sept. 18.
Jason Stokes, New Beginnings Church's associate pastor, said a reorganizational effort within the church led to the ministry's closure, and no date is set to reopen the facility.
In the meantime, the church has received phone calls about the situation.
“We hate to be an inconvenience to anyone,” Stokes said. “It wasn’t because we did something bad or because of the people we were serving.”
The ministry’s volunteers provided free food and clothing for almost 60 people each day.
Donations from Milton’s Bay Area Food Bank, food from Winn-Dixie and Wal-Mart, financial support from New Beginnings Church members and contributions from government commodities fueled the ministry.
Stokes said he doesn't know when it will be, but the church plans to inform the public about a potential reopening date.
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