Open Door

There are a lot of families where the parents go without and the kids don't know where their next meal will come from.

This month's nominee is Dixie Coffey, who has lived in the Sedalia area for about twenty years.

Food insecurity is a problem.

The annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive will be taking place this weekend.

The Open Door Building and Sedalia Senior Center are both serving as cold shelters this week for area residents who are without heat in their homes.

The Open Door Building in Sedalia is planning to be open Saturday and Sunday nights to serve as a cold shelter for residents who are without heat in their homes.

The River and Prairie Storyweavers (RAPS) will hold its 25th Annual Chicken Festival in Sedalia, January 12-14.

The Sedalia Young Professionals collected nearly $400 for Open Door Ministries' food pantry, during the fall food drive.

Open Door has received a generous donation that will mean big changes for their soup kitchen.

Open Door has been serving the local community in a variety of ways since the 1970s. "We try to do the benevolent work of the churches in the area," said Jack Menges. "We run a food pantry, we have a thrift store where we give clothing vouchers, we help people with prescriptions, gas to out-of-town doctor's appointments, utility assistance, all of those types of things. I tell peopl