HORSEHEADS, NY (WENY) - His Tabernacle Family Church has partnered with the Food Bank of the Southern Tier to run a drive-through food giveaway for community members in need during the Coronavirus pandemic. 

This week, the church is giving out 4,500 pounds of food that will serve about 600 people, and last week they distributed about 5,000 pounds of food across Chemung and Tompkins Counties. WENY News spoke with Pastor Obinna Eboh, and he discussed how important it is for His Tabernacle to take action in helping the community in this time of need.

"It's very important because we truly love our community" said Eboh. "As such a time as this, we know it's very important for the church to come outside the four walls and to genuinely love our people, not just talk about it, but to put our hands and feet to the words that we preach about. So today we want to let our people know that we love them, and if they are in need, we want to be the church that is able to help them out."

Starting next week, the drive through giveaway will continue on Wednesdays from 5:30-7 PM, and Saturdays from 9:30-11 AM.