Ruth Newby Food Pantry

Helping Our Community

The Ruth Newby Food Pantry is an outreach of the Lebanon First church of the Nazarene. We help others in our church and in the community who need food to feed their families.

IMPORTANT FOOD PANTRY UPDATES:

Items are needed for the food pantry. Please help out any way that you can. Items needed most are:

  1. CANNED FOODS (Our biggest need)
    1. Vegetables/Fruit
    2. Soups/Chili/Manwich
    3. Tuna/Chicken
    4. etc.
  2. BOXED FOODS
    1. potato sides
    2. pasta sides
    3. Mac 'n Cheese
    4. Hamburger Helper/Skillet Dinners
    5. etc.
  3. FRESH MEAT
  4. PAPER GOODS
    1. paper towels
    2. toilet paper
    3. kleenex
    4. toiletries
    5. etc.

Food Pantry Hours:

Two Saturdays per month - 10am to Noon; Call the church for information

How can I get food if I need it?

Anyone who is in need of food for their family whether they are a part of the church or part of our community can get the food they need. If you are in need of food the food pantry is open on many Saturday mornings. Please contact the church for more information about times and to make sure the pantry is open before you visit.

How can I participate in helping this ministry?

You can help out in any way. Food Donations are always accepted. Please consult the list above for needed items. From Time to time this list may be updated as needs change. You can also give monetarily. Please write 'Food Pantry' on the memo line of your check or giving envelope. You can also donate your time. Your assistance in receiving and distributing food Food distributions, Stocking and Storing all helps. Call Pat Clevenger if you would like to help.

What kind of foods should I donate?

The old addage goes, "beggars cannot be choosers," however please be mindful of what you donate most people would not know what to do with a can of bamboo shoots or artichoke hearts. There are a lot of "interesting" products on the market. It is best to stick with the staples. we need these most of all. See the list at the top of the page for more info on what is needed right now.

Please pray for our ministry

We cannot stress enough how important your prayers are. Please pray. We appreciate you remembering this ministry in your prayers. Please pray that God would use this ministry to reach out to those in need, that He use it to bring the 'Good News' of Jesus Christ to those that desparately need it, and that He would bless this ministry and allow it to grow.