An old meetinghouse for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is now the home of the Idaho Falls Community Food Basket.
IDAHO FALLS – An old meetinghouse for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is now the home of theIn October, the church announced it was donating a 17,389-square-foot building at 351 W. 14th Street to the food bank. Church representatives officially transferred ownership Wednesday afternoon to the Regional Council for Christian Ministry, which owns the food basket.
The new building is more than 13 times the size of the current location at 245 N. Placer Avenue. The nonprofit is planning to move into the space after renovations. All the renovations are expected to cost between $85,000 and $100,000, which will be paid for by grants and donations from the community. Jackson hopes to secure the funding soon so they can move into the building this spring or early summer.
Food will be stored in a room near the south entrance, and the kitchen will be used for cooking classes to show patrons how to cook and prepare some of the items. The church building dates back to 1950 and hasn't been used as a meetinghouse for at least a decade. A news release from the church indicates it most recently functioned as an administrative office for full-time missionaries.
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