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NEW! DRIVE THROUGH FOOD PANTRY FOR OUR COMMUNITY BEGINNING MARCH 7

First Saturday of Every Month | 10:00 a.m. – noon
St. John’s Baptist Church | 1615A Oberlin Road 

After the closure of the food pantry at Wilson Temple UMC, White Memorial’s Outreach Committee joined with our neighbors in the Oberlin Road Churches—White Memorial, St. John’s Baptist, Wilson Temple UMC, and Oberlin Baptist—to continue caring for those in our community facing food insecurity. Together, we are delighted to launch a new drive-through food pantry, open from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on the first Saturday of every month, beginning March 7. This ministry depends on the generosity of our congregation. We welcome donations of non-perishable food items, especially proteins such as peanut butter, canned tuna, and beans, along with healthy snacks like raisins, Nutri-Grain bars, and fruit pouches. Donations may be placed in the red bins outside the Outreach Room.
We also invite you to share your time and talents by volunteering. If you have questions or would like to learn more about how to volunteer, contact
Lee Hunter at lhunter@whitememorial.org or
Austin Vernon at avernon@whitememorial.org.

Outreach asks, before you drop off items in the red bins…
To please be mindful of what the church is currently collecting for our agency partners. We will always accept non-perishable food items for Wake Relief and Urban Ministries. What we will no longer accept is clothing unless specifically requested, like coats, hats and gloves in November and December. If you have clothing to donate, please take directly to one of the following agencies: Dorcas, Dress for Success, Goodwill, Healing Transitions for Men & Women, Interact, Note in the Pocket, or Women’s Center of Wake County.

Thank you for your generosity and consideration by only donating items requested.

Current Collections

Backpack Buddies
Each week when school is in session, our church provides food-insecure children at Oberlin Middle School and Lynn Road and Lacy Elementary Schools with healthy meals and snacks. If you would like to help, you can click on the Amazon link below to order backpack buddies non-perishable food items. Thank you for your generosity and consideration by only donating items requested. You can purchase items for Backpack Buddies through our Amazon link or bring items for Backpack Buddies to the red bins outside of the Outreach (K100) Room.

Purchase Backpack Buddies Supplies on Amazon

Disaster Relief

To see all the ways you can support local ministries or Disaster Relief in the Western part of our state, please visit our Disaster Relief webpage.

Disaster Relief

Food Needed

Remember that food is always needed in our local pantries. When shopping pick up a couple of extra cans to place in the crate in the Red Bins. Canned meat, pasta, pinto beans, kidney beans and fruit are always needed. No glass or open containers please.

Red Bin Locations

Red bins are located in the breezeway outside of Pickard Hall, in The Hub and outside Main Hall in the Edinburgh Building.