Soup Kitchen

 

"For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me,"
                                                                    Matthew 25:35
The Hartsville Soup Kitchen is a charitable, non-profit organization whose mission is to respond to the needs of people in the Hartsville area by providing meals to all those who are hungry. The Hartsville Soup Kitchen has served over 104,000 individuals since it opened in 1998 with a Christian spirit. We are open as scheduled- even if the scheduled day happens to fall on a holiday. We have never missed serving since we opened. This past year over 22,000+ hot meals has been served. Meals are served Monday through Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome with no questions asked. The mission is a member of Harvest Hope Food Bank from which a majority of our food is obtained. We are authorized to receive USDA food from Harvest Hope at no charge. The USDA food is generally beans, rice, fresh vegetables, and fruit. We frequently receive donations of food from individuals, schools, clubs, and businesses. All food is kept in our freezers and pantry on site. Meals usually consist of one meat, two vegetables, bread and butter, sweet tea, punch, and dessert. Food is not permitted to be carried out and must be eaten at the Mission. St. Mary's parishioners as well as volunteers from Wesley United Methodist Church, Nazareth Apostolic Church, St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church. West Hartsville Baptist Church, First Baptist Church, St. Luke United Methodist Church, Prospect United Methodist Church, First Presbyterian Church, Gum Branch Baptist Church, Kellytown Baptist Church, Our Daily Bread, Emmanuel Baptist Church, New Providence Baptist Church,  Jerusalem Baptist Church,Lakeview Baptist Church, Coca-Cola, Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Aramark/SCGSSM, H’Town Snappers, Order of Eastern Stars Progress Energy and Walmart help out at the Soup Kitchen for information on how to become involved please call Angie Borkenhagen at 843-332-0714

(Photo credit Wesley United Methodist Church)