The Soup Kitchen is a weekly ministry that serves persons in need in our community by sharing the love of God, providing food for nourishment, kindness, and hope for the future. Hot meals are served on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10:30 until 11:30 am at the Hilton Head campus Celebration Center. Volunteers are needed from 9:30 am to 12 noon. Perishable and non-perishable groceries are distributed on an unlimited basis. Full selection available both Tuesdays and Fridays, 10:30 until 11:30 am.
History
Our dream was to provide a safe, warm, or cool place to enjoy a hot meal. Our goal was always simple: to share a good meal, in God’s house with those less fortunate with dignity, compassion, and lots of love.
On September 9, 2011, St. Andrew By-The-Sea served its first Friday lunch to the homeless, hungry, unemployed, and working poor from our church neighborhood. On some Fridays, the kitchen now serves as many as 80 guests including children in the Celebration Center.
The food comes from deliveries from Second Helpings, Panera Bread, our own kitchen volunteers, and other organizations from our community. Some has to be purchased when needed.
We eat together, pray together, listen to stories, hold and rock the babies while moms enjoy a needed break, and for a short time provide a loving family atmosphere that may be missing for some of the guests.
We have ongoing needs for funds to purchase food when not donated. Also, we need paper products and containers with lids, drink mix, salad dressing, salsa, cookies, brownies, etc.
More volunteers are always needed. Children can make table decorations for different seasons, Sunday School classes can sponsor a Friday lunch. We can always use an extra casserole any Friday.
Your time and talent in the kitchen and/or financial support will always be welcome.
When the weather turns cold we try to provide socks, gloves, scarves, and hats.
We are all so blessed and have so much to be thankful for even during these trying economic times. This ministry gives us all an opportunity to show God’s love. The best part will be the blessing you receive as you reach out of your comfort zone and provide that unconditional love.
Lunch Menu: Different each week consisting of good fresh nutritious home-cooked food, fresh fruit, and fresh salad.
Harvest Table: A complete selection of perishable and non-perishable food provided by our partners Second Helpings and Deep Well. Meat, dairy, salads, fruit, vegetables, canned goods, sweet pastries and pies, bread, and fellowship are distributed on a no-limit basis. Stop by any Tuesday or Friday and share some love.
Soup Kitchen Mission Statement-Grace PDF