Food Ministry

We prepare and serve six meals a year there to approximately 75 to 85 people. We decided that preparing one or two types of meals for the year will help control costs and meal preparation less complicated. Keeping the cost to $200 a meal means an estimated yearly cost of $1,200.

How can you help?

• Volunteer to help make the meal in our Church Kitchen, with four-five others, for about three hours.
• Volunteer to serve the meal at Opportunity House at 7 PM.
• Financially support this ministry.

Can your family underwrite one meal a year? Or, could two to three families or individuals combine to finance a meal? Any monetary contribution  helps cover costs of these dinners.

We serve breakfast every fourth Sunday, at 10 AM. Scheduling it between services allows our entire church family to eat together. We strive to provide a diverse menu with something for everyone.

This ministry continues to grow.  Our October breakfast fed about 80 people.  If you haven’t attended, give it a try. It’s a great way to meet members of our church family whom you don’t normally see.

We’ve created a menu that costs approximately $100. To help with costs and allow our talented congregation to share, we’ll ask three members each month to provide a dessert. We’ll also continue a “Good Will” offering designated for local missions.

How can you help?

• Volunteer to prepare the meal (which takes about two hours) before the 10 AM breakfast.
• Clean up after the meal.
• Fund a meal once a year. Perhaps two or three families could fund a meal once a year.
• Be one of three volunteers to prepare a dessert each month. Look for a sign-up sheet in the Wagner Room.

We continue to prepare a CARE meal for recipients identified by the committee. At present, we prepare seven meals for church members and 10 for non-members. We make and deliver them on the second Tuesday of each month. We try to keep the cost per meal between $4-$5.

How can you help?

• Volunteer to prepare and/or package the meals in our kitchen. Four-five volunteers are needed for several hours.
• Volunteer to deliver meals which are ready for delivery at 5 PM.
• Financially support our CARE Meal ministry. Your family could underwrite a monthly CARE meal once a year. Any monetary contribution will help with costs of this ministry.
• Do you know anyone who might need a CARE meal? If so, please notify the Church Office.

This meal is scheduled each month. We schedule this breakfast at various restaurants in the area. We also prepare and serve several breakfasts here in our church. When we serve breakfast here, we try to have a guest speaker. Previously we have had breakfast at the Wyomissing Family Restaurant, and we also had a breakfast here with our Spring Twp Police Chief as a guest speaker. This format will continue in future months. I encourage the men in our congregation to join this ministry. Although the breakfast is hosted by the United Methodist Men’s group, anyone is welcome!