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Our Story: The History Behind Blessings of Hope

Warehouse worker unloading boxes in a storage facility, surrounded by stacked cardboard boxes labeled with product information. The scene captures a busy logistics environment focused on inventory management.
2006

The Need is Identified

The organization that Blessings of Hope is today started in 2006. Aaron Fisher recognizes that semi-truckloads of food donations are available from large corporations, but most food banks cannot take that volume.

2006
Woman in traditional dress organizing bread and baked goods in a food pantry warehouse, surrounded by shelves filled with boxes and other volunteers.
Oct 2010

Move into Warehouse

After four years of strategizing and occasionally distributing small volumes of food items, Aaron’s vision to bring hope to the hungry begins to come to life. It was determined that Blessings of Hope would be formed as a DBA of Light of Hope Ministries, moved into a 1,500 square foot warehouse, and committed to regularly packing seven banana boxes full of food per week for a local pastor!

Oct 2010
Warehouse storage area filled with stacked boxes and pallets, showcasing organized inventory for efficient logistics and distribution.
2011

First Semi-truckload of food shipped

The very first semi-truckload of food is filled and shipped to the White Earth Native American Reservation in Minnesota! This was a big deal and took about a month of planning.

2011
Aerial view of a rural industrial facility surrounded by farmland, featuring multiple trucks parked in front of the building, a nearby road, and scattered agricultural structures in the background.
2010-2019

Upgrading locations

Blessings of Hope moves multiple times in leased warehouses. From 2016 to 2019, we operated in a 16,300 square foot warehouse, and in August 2019, we purchased our first building—a 44,000 square foot warehouse on Becker Road in Leola, PA.

2010-2019
Illustration showing a map of Kentucky with a heart symbol and an arrow pointing to a heart on a map of Pennsylvania, symbolizing connections between the two states.
Sept 2020

First Satellite location

Blessings of Hope opens its first satellite location in Campbellsville, KY, in September 2020.

Sept 2020
Rural landscape featuring a traditional farmhouse and barn under a cloudy sky, surrounded by vibrant autumn trees and lush green grass, with a wet road in the foreground.
March 2021

Ephrata Property Expansion

Blessings of Hope purchases a 46-acre property on the east side of Ephrata, PA, where there are currently plans to build a 160,000 square foot food processing/ distribution center.

March 2021
Exterior view of Blessings of Hope Ministry Selection Center, showcasing the building's red and beige facade, parking lot with several vehicles, and surrounding trees. Ideal for community outreach and support initiatives.
July 2022

Lancaster Ministry Selection Center

Blessings of Hope opens a new 29,000 sq ft Ministry Selection Center in Lancaster, PA where partner ministries (regional ministries, churches, disaster relief organizations, food banks, and other nonprofits) with access cards can select dry goods, refrigerated goods, and frozen goods needed for their nonprofit ministry.

July 2022
Two construction workers reviewing blueprints in an empty warehouse with exposed beams and a concrete floor, assessing site plans amid ongoing construction activities.
Sept 2022

Elizabethtown Selection Center

Blessings of Hope purchases a 52,000-square-foot facility in Elizabethtown, PA.  Half of the building will be designated as a food processing and dehydration facility and the other half will be a Ministry Selection Center where partner ministries with access cards can select dry goods, refrigerated goods, and frozen goods needed for their nonprofit ministry.

Sept 2022
Aerial view of a commercial warehouse with a loading dock, featuring a large delivery truck parked outside. The surrounding area includes multiple cars and green landscaping, indicating a business location with ample parking space.
Jan 2023

East Petersburg Warehouse

Blessings of Hope rents a 23,000-square-foot warehouse in East Petersburg, PA, and begins dehydrating food in January of 2023. Dehydrated food is shelf stable, retains 98% of its nutritional value, and is lighter to ship, therefore we’re able to aid international ministries to combat world hunger.

Jan 2023
Warehouse exterior with delivery trucks and stacked pallets in a commercial area under a partly cloudy sky.
April 2023

Moved Campbellsville Ministry Selection Center

Blessings of Hope moved its Campbellsville Ministry Selection Center to a new location in Campbellsville, KY. This facility was acquired in August 2022 after outgrowing the original Campbellsville building. 

April 2023

As we continue to expand the number of partner ministries, volunteers, and outreach opportunities, our goal is to become a “Bridge of Opportunity,” helping to move people from poverty to a lifestyle that creates contributing, self-sustaining, hope-filled individuals.

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