The doors at Cynthia Pinckney Ministry's free Thanksgiving feast wouldn't open for more than an hour, but by 10 a.m. there were already 100 people waiting outside the doors at the Boys & Girls Club in Brandon that morning. ...more

December 9, 2009

It's crunch time for Cynthia Pinckney Ministries, expected to feed some 1,000 for Thanksgiving. ...more

November 25, 2009

Cynthia Pinckney ministers to the needy, so she's extremely well-versed on the economy these days. ...more

November 28, 2008

Cynthia Pinckney ministers to the needy, so she's extremely well versed on the economy these days. ...more

November 27, 2008

He had that look that prompts people to roll up their car windows for fear of their safety when they see him walking down the street. ...more

November 26, 2008

So you're thinking it might be nice this year - as we pay more for gas, food and, well, just about everything - to keep it all in perspective by helping others less fortunate. ...more

November 24, 2008

Congregants from more than 14 Brandon and south Hillsborough County churches took the Gospel literally Sunday, leaving services early to help provide for the less fortunate. ...more

November 24, 2008

TAMPA So you're thinking it might be nice this year — as we pay more for gas, food and, well, just about everything — to keep it all in perspective by helping others less fortunate. Maybe your heart is set on serving turkey in Metropolitan Ministries' gigantic tent on Florida Avenue. Or, perhaps, you plan to put a spare tire to good use and play Santa for Tampa's parks department. ...more

November 20, 2008

Cynthia Pinckney Ministries' final 2008 Saturday outreach for the homeless and needy will take place from noon to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Able Body Labor, 12006 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Seffner. Volunteers planning to attend are asked to contact Pinckney in advance at (813) 571-1556 or cp@cynthia pinckneymi nistries.org. ...more

October 15, 2008

It felt as if many years had passed since a group of Brandon churches and faith organizations began talking about opening a soup kitchen for the homeless in the area, said Vince Ferraro, president of the Greater Brandon Ecumenical Ministries. ...more

September 3, 2008