Abiding Presence Food Pantry

There are no eligibility requirements or prior signup needed to receive food. You may pick up food only for your household. A household includes all people who live at one address. The types and amounts of food changes from week to week based on availability.

Ways to Get Involved in the Abiding Presence Food Pantry:

Volunteer

  • Click here to volunteer with the Food Pantry Saturday Distribution

  • Click here to volunteer for Thursday Produce Hub or Pantry Setup

  • Email Sharon Downs, Food Ministry Coordinator, with any questions

Donate

  • Pantry Wish List:

    • Bulk quantity individual snack sizes

    • Dried Beans - lentils, black beans, chick peas

    • Bags of Rice

  • Donations of food and other pantry items can be dropped off in the donation shed to the left of the front entrance to the church building.

Give

  • To give online, click here and then select Food Ministry from the Give To menu.

Pray

  • Pray for our food ministry and the guests who we serve.

About the Abiding Presence Food Pantry

The Abiding Presence Food Pantry is a “no questions asked” pantry open to anyone in need. The pantry is held on the 2nd & 4th Saturdays of the month. View our upcoming pantry dates here.

The most critical need for our neighbors is healthy fresh food. We offer meat, eggs, dairy, fresh produce, beans, and rice to meet this need. There also may be canned goods, bakery items and children’s lunch box snacks.

As a Capital Area Food Bank Partner we receive free produce. Financial donations allow us to purchase meat, dairy and eggs. We rely on in-kind donations of prepackaged snacks, zip lock bags (1 gallon), rice (1 lb bag) and beans (1 lb bag).

Carpenter's Shelter

Carpenter’s Shelter supports people experiencing and at risk of homelessness to achieve sustainable independence through shelter and housing placement, guidance, education, and advocacy. Abiding Presence's feeding ministry includes a longstanding commitment to provide the 5th Sunday meal to the residents of the Carpenter's Shelter. It's one more way we are being the church for the sake of the world, building a community where all are fed. If you would like to get involved in future 5th Sunday meals, email the Abiding Presence office.