When Christ the King Parish inaugurated its new food pantry on South State Street last year, the word “dignity” vaulted from the lips of one speaker to another, spreading among volunteers, city leaders and parishioners hopeful that the expanded footprint and increased accessibility of the facility would further their mission.
Ignatius MacLellan, a volunteer of 38 years and member of the pantry’s three-person leadership team, told a small crowd gathered for a …