Frequently Asked Questions
Rev. Joseph and Linda Wingo, together with their sons Wes and Andy Wingo, are the pastors of
Emmanuel Praise Church, a non-denominational church located in Monroe Georgia. They were ordained
by the late Rev. John Osteen and the Rev. Joel Osteen of Lakewood Church located in Houston, Texas.
The Wingo family is committed to bringing Christ to others by providing affordable food to those in need in
communities throughout the country. Through Angel Food Ministries, their principal of giving others a
hand up and not a hand out is the cornerstone of their ministry.
General Information
1. What is Angel Food Ministries?
Angel Food Ministries is a non-profit, non denominational organization dedicated to providing food
relief to communities throughout the USA.
2. What is the cost of the food?
A basic “Signature” box of Angel Food can be purchased for $30.
3. What is the retail value of the box of food?
Depending on your location, a box retails anywhere from $45 to $75 with an average retail value of
right around $60.
4. How much food is in a box?
An average box of food weighs around 21 lbs. The weight may differ each month. A box of food
assists in feeding a family of four for about one week, or a single senior citizen for almost a month.
5. What food options does Angel Food offer?
In addition to the Signature Box, Angel Food Ministries also offers Senior Meals and Allergen Free
Boxes, as well as “Special Units”. The “Specials” are mostly savings on proteins and produce.
(Special #1: 6.5 lb. Assorted Meat Grill Box which typically contains steak, pork chops, Hamburger
Steaks and Italian Sausage for $23.00, Special #2 4.5 lb. Steak Combo with 2.5 lbs. of Ribeye
Steaks and 2 lbs. of Sirloin Steak for $22.00 and a Fruit and Veggie Special which typically contains
25-28 lbs. of premium fresh produce for $22.00)
6. Is the food fresh?
Because of Angel Foods involvement with only the best producers and venders our products are high
quality, “name brand” foods - never “seconds” or “day old type” products. Each month’s food menu
consists of both fresh and frozen items.
7. Who are the suppliers of the food?
J&W Foods Protein Solutions Prime Cuts
Poultry Plus Stampede Meats Vanguard
Miller Franz C.I.S MC McLane
Collins Brothers Produce Chestnut Mountain Midwest Premier Foods
Superior Foods T.J Farms Custom Produce
Diversified Citrus Truth Worldwide Wayne E Bailey
Signature LA Foods Star Foods
Supreme Sales & Marketing La Chiquita Tortilla Company
8. Will I know what the food offered is in advance?
Angel Food Ministries produces a monthly menu to inform customers of what food items will be
available a full month in advance.
9. How much food may I purchase?
There is no limit on the number or types of boxes an individual or family may purchase.
10. Do I need to qualify for the program?
There are no applications or qualifications, anyone can participate. Angel Food Ministries also
participates in the U.S. Food Stamp Program, using the Off-Line Food stamp Voucher system. This
ensures that the needy in your area are getting the maximum value for their grocery dollar, usually
resulting in their receiving twice the amount of quality foods for their “food stamp dollar”.
11. Where do I purchase the food?
Food sales and distribution are handled by the local host sites. Most host sites are churches but other
organizations such as The Salvation Army, VFW’s, and The Boy Scouts of America have participated.
12. What if there is not a host site in my area?
Angel Food Ministries is growing rapidly. We hope to soon be able to serve the entire U.S.A. Please
contact our offices and speak with our Ministry Development Department for further details.
13. How do I place an order?
Orders and payments are either collected by each individual host site during the first part of each
month, or through our online shopping cart at www.angelfoodministries.com. Orders through the host
sites are phoned, faxed, or entered online to Angel Food’s main office on what we refer to as “Call-in
Monday”.
14. Where do I pick up my order?
During the next week, called “Distribution Week”, Angel Food Ministries begins loading the trucks that
are scheduled to arrive at the host sites on what we call “Distribution Saturday.” Along with the many
trucks that go out from our warehouse, about 200 local host sites pick up their food on Saturday
morning from our facility in Monroe.
15. How does my church become a host site?
First you will need to fill out our partner application online at www.angelfoodministries.com
Once you have filled out this application you will need to send in your W-9 Form along with a $50
check.
16. Why does a host site need to fill out an IRS W-9 Form?
The W-9 Form is used to identify the EIN – Employer Identification Number of your church, ministry or
organization. The EIN will identify your organization’s non-profit status.
17. What does it cost to sign up to become an Angel Food Ministries Partner?
There is a one-time $50 application fee which covers all the training materials and start up costs.
Most applicants will come on board as a partner working through other existing host sites in their
area. These hub host sites have been trained by Angel Food Ministries staff and have place a high
value to outreach in their community. In some cases where a hub host site is not located nearby we
will then make that applicant a hub host site and will send an Angel Food Ministries representative to
train them to have the most effective outreach possible. Hub host sites do receive a one dollar per
box benevolent donation to help further their outreach potential in their community.
18. How long after applying to be a host site until we are able to order?
You must receive a “Start up Package from Angel Food Ministries’ Headquarters. Training from your
local state Minister of Outreach (state supervisor) is required before you place your first order.As a
partner your training will come from the Hub Host Site you are partnering with. Application processing
takes around 6 weeks once the required information is received at Angel Food Ministries
Headquarters. Any questions pertaining to applications or the status of your application should be
directed to our Customer Service Department at 770-267-7015 or 1-888-819-3745.
19. How many volunteers will a host site need?
Your host site will need about one volunteer for every 10 to 12 units distributed.
20. Where does a host site pick up their orders?
Angel Food Ministries provides a delivery truck to a local “Drop Site”. This site is a shared or common
site for several host sites to come to and pick up their food and take it back to their locations. Local
host sites need to provide transportation from the “Drop Site” back to their individual host site.
21. How can our church get direct delivery?
It depends on your location and the cost of getting transportation to your host site. Availability of
parking lots to accommodate a full sized semi tractor and trailer, highway conditions, traffic flow and
residential locations are evaluated. Contacting the Logistics Department at Angel Food Ministries can
help you with this information.
22. Can a host site transport its own food?
Your host site may drive a transport vehicle to Monroe, GA and pick up their food order on
Distribution Day. There is a savings of an additional $2 per box when your ministry picks the food up
from Monroe, Georgia. This savings is in the form of a check and sent back to your host site. It is
meant to help offset the cost of transportation. Transport vehicles must be clean and cannot carry
livestock.
23. How does a host sites take orders?
There is an initial supply of order receipt books and a training manual in your Start up Kit.
24. How does a host site take food stamp orders?
The JPMORGAN EPS Food Stamp Vouchers are included in your Start up Kit and instructions of
their use are in the supplied AFM Training Manual.
25. What does a host site do if there is a shortage or damaged goods?
Angel Food Ministries adds an extra unit which is called a PJ Add On (Pastor Joe Add On) to every
order of 100 units purchased. The extra unit is to cover any shortages or damaged items that may
occur during shipment. There are 17 to 18 items per unit and all items can be used to cover any
shortages. You can also contact the Customer Service Department to discuss shortages.
26. Is this an Outreach Ministry?
Yes definitely, churches and organizations across the United States are able to reach out in a greater
way through their participation with Angel Food Ministries. As a host church you will provide a
practical, non-threatening, yet life giving way for even your most timid church members to touch
others as they return to the church each month to receive their food. They will often return bringing
friends and relatives, and the members of your church will be able to touch the visitors with the
compassion of Jesus in a very real, genuine way.
Host site churches become known in their local areas because of their “heart” for others. Their
congregation becomes transformed as their members’ work together as a compassionate army of
inspired and motivated workers. Financial strain is lifted. Lives are touched.
On distribution day, church volunteers come together to perform duties ranging from setting up tables,
filling boxes of food or assisting disabled or elderly customers by carrying their boxes to their cars.
Pastor Joe predicts within the next decade Angel Food Ministries will have churches in every state in
the country. “At that point,” he said, “the church may try to expand the ministry into other countries. I
think we are poised, with God’s help and grace, for great things.”
27. What is the Servant Magazine?
Angel Food Ministries attempts to nourish both the body and spirit. Angel Food Ministries places a
magazine called the Servant Magazine in each box of food. The magazine consists of articles on
health advice, recipes, testimonies, Angel Food updates, the menu, and always a message of
Salvation through Jesus Christ. Angel Food Ministries takes pride in the fact that their program
crosses all denominational lines.
“I think it is so important that the people who receive our food understand where this tremendous
blessing is coming from,” Pastor Joe said. “And we have had people actually turn to Jesus as a result
of taking part in Angel Food Ministries”.
28. Must the host site place the Servant Magazine in each box of food?
Angel Food Ministries requires that the Servant Magazine is included with each box of food
distributed. Within the magazine is our salvation prayer – “Do You Know Jesus as Your Personal Lord
and Savior”. Host sites cannot exclude or replace this with other materials, unless pre-approved by
headquarters. Angel Food Ministries encourages churches to put their name, address and phone
number on the back of the magazine. Your host site church materials, such as church bulletins and
other information, can also be passed out by hand as well during distribution.
29. How successful is the program?
Since January 1995, over 8.1 million families have been affected by Angel Food Ministries. In
December of 2007 Angel Food Ministries distributed food to over 2.5 million people in one
distribution. 547,000 boxes of food left our warehouse within a three day period, and we are still
growing.
30. What is the total contribution to church benevolence funds?
Angel Food Ministries has contributed over $9 million dollars into these benevolence funds over the
last 13 years.
31. How many churches and non-profits participate?
Angel Food Ministries has a network of more than 4,700 host sites. An army of over 45,000
volunteers distribute boxes of food each month. Each month AFM receives over 250 new host site
applications.
32. How many times per month is food distributed?
We have a dual distribution each month except for November and December due to the holidays. The
states are divided by Distribution A and Distribution B. A distribution schedule is available for host
sites.
33. What is the amount of boxes distributed?
Angel Food Ministries distributes between 400,000 and 500,000 units per month.
34. Is Angel Food available in all states?
Angel Food Ministries is currently in 41 states. To find a Host Site location, search our Host Site
Locator on the Angel Food Ministries website at www.angelfoodministries.com.
To find out more about Angel Food Ministries contact:
Angel Food Ministries
P.O. Box 128
Good Hope, GA 30641-0128
Phone: (770) 267-7015
Toll-Free: (888) 819-3745
www.AngelFoodMinistries.com
