The money is used for needs in the local Latter-day Saint congregation and elsewhere. The amount of money that would be spent for those two meals is contributed to the Church. How are Bishop's Storehouses financed? Every month, generally the first Sunday of the month, Church members are asked to fast for two meals. One example of this is the Church-owned peanut butter facility in Houston, Texas. As of 2007, the Church owned 18 food processing facilities. As an example, a cannery in Aurora, Colorado, cans a variety of different items. From these canneries, food items can be shipped worldwide. As of 2007, the Church owned 105 canneries in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. How is the food transported from the farms to processing centers and canning? The Church transports the food by a fleet of Church-owned trucks known as Deseret Transportation. As of 2007, the Church owned 64 welfare farms.
As an example, the Church grows apples on their farms in Ohio and Washington State. Where do the items come from that fill a Bishop's Storehouse? The food is grown on Church-owned farms.
This became the model for establishment of Bishop's Storehouse facilities in the future. However, a new concept was unveiled in Layton, Utah, where all Church welfare services, including a Deseret Industries, an Employment Resource Center office, a Family Services office, Distribution Services store, and a couple other offices handling Church welfare services were all placed under one roof. Most are independent facilities, where the storehouse is the only entity in them, although a few have other Church services, such as Employment Resource Centers, sharing space with them. There are also 29 others in many countries in Latin America, where there are many members of the Church. In 2007 there were 108 Bishop's Storehouses in the United States and Canada. Many of the people helped at this time were not Latter-day Saints. Also, in times of disaster, such as Hurricane Katrina, larger Bishop's Storehouses known as Regional Bishop's Storehouses were opened to supply victims of Hurricane Katrina with food and other items. Although this program is mainly for Church members, it is possible for a non-member to obtain help from a Bishop's Storehouse, if the Bishop deems this appropriate. It is up to the Bishop in each Latter-day Saint ward (congregation) to determine if an individual qualifies for food from the Bishop's Storehouse. In addition to food, storehouses carry jackets and jeans, towels and sheets. The people who shop here are in need of food for example, someone may be unemployed and have no money coming in to buy the basic necessities of life. The storehouse is purposely made to appear like a supermarket, so people going there feel like they are in a regular supermarket. This program includes the program known as Bishop's Storehouses.Ī Bishop's Storehouse is best described as a supermarket without the cash registers.
In 1936, the Church announced what is now known as the Church Welfare Program, which is a worldwide program within the Church. However, up until the 1930s, these storehouses were maintained at the local congregational level only. Since the early days of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsin the 1800s, Bishop's Storehouses have been a part of the Church. Inside a Bishop's Storehouse run by the Church of Jesus Christ
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