they have to try and sort out what has gone on and let the volunteers know because the food bank won't operate without volunteers," he said.

Boyd said in an interview that he wants to be as transparent as possible but can't share some information about the operation because of legal obligations.

Changes, however, are in the works and he's confident the volunteers' concerns will be addressed.

Church members have total control

Greener Village was founded by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Fredericton, but its board used to be made up 13 church and non-church members. Crawford-Thurber was also a member of the church.

In late 2016, Boyd said, board members decided to enforce a bylaw that was on the books, but was not being followed, stipulating all members of the board mustalso be members of the church.

The board is now made up of seven people who are church members, including six people from three families.

Alex Boyd, the interim executive director of Greener Village and president of the board of directors, says he expects things will settle down at the food bank, which continues to served 3,000 people in September. (CBC News)

The changes at the top have rattled volunteers like Schile and Phillips, but Boyd said things will get better.

"We do appreciate the concern that people have and that they want to make sure that things are run properly and we are making those adjustments to help alleviate those concerns," he said.

"For certain people, it will take time for them to realize that nothing nefarious has happened and this isn't