Westminster Presbyterian Church Food Pantry
In 1992, 33 years ago the Westminster Food Pantry was established. It has been a very successful mission of our church under the supervision of the Outreach Committee. So many of you have helped with the pantry and many have asked questions. Our pantry works with the People City Mission and they provide us with a list of approximately 270 items that are packed each week. Our members contribute to the project and bring donations to the church office and put in the large wooden box. However, this isn’t nearly enough food to meet our needs so we shop and spend approximately $1000 a month purchasing groceries. We are so thankful for the monetary gifts which enables us to buy the needed items. These groceries are brought to the church usually on a Sunday morning and we are thankful for people who have helped unload the car. Then the shelves are stocked and ready for the packers. We provide boxes of food for one family of four, two families of three and three families of two. On Monday morning, a man from the mission picks up our boxes and the mission distributes the food. We have thirteen teams of packers and they pack once every three months. These packers are Bob and Sheri Michaud, Marilyn Smith and Nora Hinrichs, Stacey and Colton Graham, Pat Ryan, Tom and Janelle Welstead, Kevin and Beth Anne Bryson and family, Fred and Susan Zander, Pat Hackley and Ben Kessler, Martha Kingsbury, Bruce and Margaret Sheffield, Bill and Gretchen Stelzer and family, David and Kathy Anderson and Jim and Carol Bishop. Marilyn Smith and Nora Hinrichs are the coordinators for the pantry. I know many others have helped in the past and we are so appreciative of the help. The pantry is located next to the nursery and you are always welcome to stop by and visit. For 33 years you have provided groceries, volunteered and financially supported this wonderful mission. If you are interested in helping with the pantry, please let the church know. Hopefully this mission can continue for many, many more years. Thank you.
This is a list of what the food pantry uses each week.
Food Pantry Shopping List
16 rolls of toilet tissue
6 bottles of pancake syrup – 24 oz
9 bars of hand soap
6 boxes of oatmeal
6 bags of sugar – 1 lb / 2 lb.
6 jars of peanut butter – 16 oz
14 cans of SpaghettiOs – 16 oz
16 boxes of mac &cheese – 7.25 oz
7 cans of chili or stew – 15 oz
37 cans of vegetables – 15 oz
15 cans of pork and beans – 16 oz
7 cans of spaghetti – 16 oz
13 boxes of jello – 3 oz
6 boxes of pancake mix – 32 oz
6 boxes of cereal
6 bottles of cooking oil – 16 oz
6 boxes of soda crackers – 16 oz
7 packages of rice – 1 lb / 2 lb
6 packages of noodles – 12 oz / 1 lb
19 cans of tuna – 5 oz
28 cans of canned fruit – 15 oz
6 boxes of instant potatoes – 15 oz
22 cans of soup – 15 oz
6 cans or jars of spaghetti sauce – 24 oz