Balaton’s Victory Church steps up again for those in need

New food distribution program fills glaring need

What started with a visit from a fruit truck from Sioux Falls has turned into a blossoming — and much needed — food program at Balaton’s Victory Church.

“They asked us if they could distribute here … ‘Can we sell peaches from your parking lot?’” Victory Church Pastor Matthew Cherry said. “We said, sure, and thought there was an opportunity — ‘food is going to be in our parking lot, let’s buy some.’” That’s exactly what the church did. And not only that, members started distributing it for free as a way to address the town’s food insecurity issue.