A major link in the food chain that provides sustenance to needy people in Colorado Springs has abruptly shut down with no explanation, as the demand for charitable food is growing.

Manna, and the ministry’s operator, the Church of the Lord of Glory at 500 W. Bijou St., apparently closed the last week of August with no warning, according to others in the local network of agencies that assists low-income residents including homeless people.

“It was something sudden,” said a volunteer at the Westside Community Center pantry, a program of Westside Cares . She asked not to be named because she said too much is still unknown, including how other organizations will fill the gap left behind.

The program she volunteers for received word on Aug. 26, that the Manna program was ceasing. But the

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