The Emmanuel Food Pantry is a viable and much needed local community outreach program that began over a dozen years ago.
The primary purpose of the Food Pantry is to provide supplemental groceries once a month for people who have a need for food.
The Emmanuel Food Pantry is sustained by financial and food donations made primarily from church members, as well as Sunday School classes, Emmanuel United Methodist Kindergarten, and some outside groups that meet at the church.
We partner with Catholic Charities to purchase much of the food we distribute; the church also supplies additional groceries to supplement the food boxes packed by Catholic Charities. We are currently serving 50 families each month on the 3rd Sunday and 3rd Thursday.
How you can help?
Volunteer
1. We need church members to volunteer to pack the grocery sacks the week before each distribution date and to distribute the groceries on the two days a month allotted (see below). Thank you so much for your help! Please sign up if you are interested in helping. Sign up here.
Our distribution days are
· Third Sunday 12-2pm
· Third Thursday 12-2pm
Thank you for volunteering to help serve the hungry in our community!
Donate Food
2. If you want to make a food donation, please purchase items off our grocery list so that we can provide consistent and nutritious bags to those we serve. We have streamlined our food offerings to only the items on the list (besides the food in the Catholic Charities boxes) in order to make a more organized and equitable system for our guests. Click here for a printable grocery list.
Give
3. Or you can make a monetary donation to the Emmanuel Food Pantry. Under the Fund drop down, choose Food Pantry.
