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First United Methodist Church in Mission Valley is the parent church for Water's Edge. They plan to absorb the congregation into their Mission Valley...

Expensive repairs and deferred maintenance needed on the decades-old church and a dwindling congregation prompted the decision, according to church officials

KPBS ran a story yesterday about dwindling supplies at OB's food pantry run by Loaves & Fishes, which is supported by six different churches in the OB-Point Loma area. People gather and wait for hours at Sunset Cliffs and Saratoga Avenue for food distribution to begin. But Patrick Swanner, the pantry coordinator for Loaves &…

Loaves & Fishes food pantry says it may not be able to feed everyone that counts on their service in the near future.

KPBS ran a story yesterday about dwindling supplies at OB's food pantry run by Loaves & Fishes, which is supported by six different churches in the OB-Point Loma area. People gather and wait for hours at Sunset Cliffs and Saratoga Avenue for food distribution to begin. But Patrick Swanner, the pantry coordinator for Loaves &…