Another positive, attribute of PMBC includes reaching out to the community through ministering holistically to the needs in the city of Columbia. PMBC offers a Food pantry to give aid and assistance to Columbia’s most vulnerable: the working poor, their families, and the unemployed. The Food Pantry at Progressive is a very solid ministry. The Church continues to be a beacon of light in the midst of a diverse neighborhood. The church has been faithful to the task of meeting the needs of the “least of these my brethren” (Matt. 25:40). Keep in mind here that a number of scholars such as Scot McKnight and Craig Keener view verse 40 as a reference to the followers of Jesus. Nevertheless, Ronald J. Sider point out that the exegesis of the words of
