Winchester District Church’s Helping the Hungry

Reliance UMC - collects non-perishable food continuously and once a month (or more if a special need is made aware to us) we alternate providing the food baskets to the Stephens City Food Pantry; C-Cap of Winchester and Warren County; and, any needy family that we're made aware of ... POC: Fred Rathel

Strasburg UMC - we do a couple of things. First, we collect food and personal items from the congregation and the Sr. High Sunday school class inventories the items and delivers them to the Compassion Cupboard (which is a community food pantry). The other thing we do is a Community Dinner on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. This is a program that was started by SUMC and then expanded by our next door neighbors St. Paul's Lutheran Church. They do the dinner on the first, third and the fifth Wednesday if there is one in the month. This dinner is open to the community and is run off of free will offerings. POC: Dave Smallwood

Woodstock United Methodist Church - has a food pantry (Bread of Life Food Pantry) and it is open on the third Tuesday and third Thursday of each month. We generally serve around 50 families each of those days but last month on the third Tuesday we served around 80. Although the food pantry is on our church property and the director is our Elsie Rogers we get support from the Presbyterian Church of Woodstock as well. We have volunteers from several churches and receive contributions from other organizations and individuals. POC: Bill Decker

Front Royal UMC - collects non perishable food items the third Sunday of each month and gives to C-CAP Warren County to distribute to those in need. On the first Sunday we collect paper products as donations to C-CAP. The third Thursday of each month we provide a warm meal prepared at our church kitchen and served as My Brother's Table at the local Presbyterian Church fellowship hall to anyone in need, and part of that is delivery of as many as 30 meals to some needy that are unable to come into the church. Our Wednesday morning breakfast group often has leftovers delivered to a homebound gentleman or two each week. The UMM dinner on the second Monday often deliver leftovers to the men's shelter the House of Hope in Front Royal. The need is great and the opportunities are there we just need to open our eyes and ears to what God is calling us to do. Feed my sheep. POC: Jim Brown

Burnt Factory UMC - The food pantry is stocked and we provide food to individuals or families as needed. Our congregation is very generous providing donations to keep the food pantry well stocked. We don't have regular hours. People notify either Rev. Steve Melester or myself and we take care of packing the boxes and delivering ASAP. We help all families that we are know have a need. When we are overstocked food is taken to CCAP. POC: Karen Willis

Riverton UMC - Food Pantry, 55 East Strasburg Road, Front Royal, VA. Our pantry is open on Thursday evenings from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. We provide both USDA and donated church food to those in need. We sometimes receive fresh produce from Society of St. Andrew Gleaning and/or from WalMart (through C-CAP). Dynamic Life has also been providing us with bread products which I think they receive from Food Lion and/or Target. In the past, we have tried to have two food drives at the Front Royal WalMart. We do this in conjunction with Compassion House Distribution Center (The Rock Worship Center). POC: Sharon McKenzie 540-631-0360(home) or 540-631-4334(mobile).

Stephens City UMC - has a food pantry that is open on Tuesdays. POC: John Moore

Greenwood UMC – We participate in the Souper Bowl and also gleaning with the Society of St Andrew, where we coordinate delivery of fresh produce to food pantries and families in need. POC: Steve Cunningham

Braddock Street UMC – Free meal every Monday 5:30 – 6:30 PM POC: (540) 667-3336

Emmanuel UMC – “Sharing His Bounty’ soup kitchen 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month, 4:30 – 6:00 PM

Market Street UMC – Kitchen of Hope every Thursday 5:30 – 6:30 PM POC: (540) 662-6709

Salvation Army – Free meals daily: Monday to Friday – 6:30 AM Breakfast, Noon Lunch, and % PM dinner.. Saturday 10 AM Brunch 5 PM dinner. Sunday – 9 AM breakfast, 1 PM lunch and 6 PM dinner. POC LT Danitza Porras

Congregational Community Action Project (C-CAP) – 112 South Kent Street POC: John Nadzan (cell) (540)539-8191

Lord Fairfax Area Food Bank – 1802 Roberts Street (540) 665-0770 www.brafb.org Volunteer Farm – 277 Crider Lane Woodstock VA (540) 459 – DIRT

Loudoun Interfaith Relief – 750 Miller Drive – Suite A-1 Leesburg VA (703) 777-5911 email: interfaithrelief@aol.com

T & R Processing - Local Hunters for Hungry processor and also distributor to any organization that provides a letter on their stationery for their local efforts. (540) 662-0669 POC: Keith Trenary