Compiled by Thomas van Arsdale and Cullen Lea
Interns
Every day in the Wilmington region, thousands of men, women, children and elderly are at risk of hunger. These local food pantries, soup kitchens and emergency assistance facilities are working to ensure no belly goes empty. But more than that, these volunteer-staffed organizations, clocking countless man hours, are reaching out to make sure no soul is undernourished, no person goes uncared for; because every person matters, and every kind gesture counts.
New Hanover County
Ambassadors for Christ
4513 Franklin Ave.
Wilmington, NC 28405
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: First and third Thursday, 5-7 p.m.
Contact: Olivia Thames 910-228-8667
Bethany Presbyterian Church
2237 Castle Hayne Road
Wilmington, NC 28405
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Wednesdays 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Contact: Michelle Rivenbark 910-622-5562
Cape Fear Christian Church
Love in Action Ministry
811 N. College Road
Wilmington, NC 28405
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Second and fourth Thursdays 10 a.m. to noon
Contact: Edwina Marbley 910-399-7131
Church Without Walls
Hope Baptist Church
1401 Greenfield St.
Wilmington, NC 28401
Type: Soup Kitchen
Hours: Sundays 1 p.m., rain or shine
Contact: Mel or Linda Smith 910-686-5308
First in Families
5041 New Centre Drive
Wilmington, NC 28403
Type: Food Pantry
Serves individuals and families of children with disabilities
Contact: Cecelia Peers 910-523-1785
First Fruit Ministries
2750 Vance St.
Wilmington, NC 28412
Type: Food Pantry, Shelter, Soup Kitchen, Food Pantry
Hours: Wednesday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Tuesday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Shelter open 24 hours; call for food distribution sites
Contact: Rick Stoker 910-612-1653
Full Circle Ministry
2841 Carolina Beach Road Suite 7
Wilmington, NC 28412
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Thursdays 11 a.m. to noon
Contact: Revered Thomas Deen 910-352-2830
Global River Church
4702 S. College Road
Wilmington, NC 28412
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Call for appointment Friday mornings 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Contact: Christine Downer 910-392-2899 ext. 103
Good Shepherd Center
811 Martin St.
Wilmington, NC 28401
Type: Shelter, Soup Kitchen
Hours: Shelter open 24 hours; Soup Kitchen Monday-Friday 7-8 a.m., 11 a.m. to noon
Contact: James Williams 910-763-4424
Harbor Storehouse
Harbor United Methodist Church
4853 Masonboro Loop Road
Wilmington, NC 28409
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: 8:30-10 a.m.
Contact: Mike Landry
900-452-7202 ext. 516
Help Center of Federal Point
1121 N. Lake Park
Carolina Beach Recreation Center
Carolina Beach, NC 28428
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Monday-Friday 10 a.m. to noon
Contact: Anne Hope Marvin 910-458-2777
Holy Grounds
2831 Carolina Beach Road
Wilmington, NC 28412
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: First and third Saturdays 9-11 a.m.
Contact: Annette Rosen 910-791-1858
St. Jude’s Metropolitan Community Church
19 N. 26th St.
Wilmington, NC 28405
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Tuesdays 9 a.m. to noon and by appointment
Contact: John McLaughlin 910-762-5833
Helping Hands/St. Stanislaus Church
4849 Castle Hayne Road
Castle Hayne, NC 28429
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Second and fourth Thursdays 9 a.m. to noon
Contact: Larry Seese 910-371-1525
Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard
315 Red Cross St.
Wilmington, NC 28401
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays 1-3 p.m.
Contact: Sue Wood 910-762-2199
Myrtle Grove
7547 Carolina Beach Road
Wilmington, NC 28412
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: First and third Tuesdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Contact: Pastor Rob Guerrero 910-228-8777
Phillipians 3 Ministries
Harrelson Center
20 N. Fourth Street G-2
Wilmington, NC 28401
Type: Limited Food Pantry
Hours: Call for appointment
Contact: Jerri Holliday 910-617-4595
The Lord’s Church
1502 East Lake Shore Drive
Wilmington, NC 28401
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Wednesdays and Fridays 8-10 a.m. (summer only)
Contact: Bruce Miller 910-762-5797
The Rock of Wilmington
3233 Burnt Mill Drive No. 1
Wilmington, NC 28403
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Thursdays 3 p.m. until food is distributed
Contact: Barbara Miller 910-602-5300
Wrightsboro United Methodist Church
3300 N. Kerr Ave.
Wilmington, NC 28405
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Wednesdays
9-11 a.m.;
Thursdays 5-6 p.m.
Contact: Barbara Walker 910-762-2583
Tileston Outreach
412 Ann St.
Wilmington, NC 28401
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Mondays-Thursdays 8:30 -11:30 a.m.; closed during August
Contact: Sister Mary Isaac Koening 910-762-5491 ext. 135
St. Peter The Fisherman Church
314 S. Carolina Ave.
Wilmington, NC 28401
Type: Soup Kitchen
Hours: Sundays 7-8:30 a.m.
Contact: Deacon David Hueholt 910-763-6222
Salvation Army Wilmington
820 N. Second St.
Wilmington, NC 28401
Type: Food Pantry, Shelter, Soup Kitchen
Hours: Food Pantry open Tuesdays and Fridays 9-11 a.m.; Shelter open 24 hours; Soup Kitchen open Mondays-Sundays 6-6:30 p.m.
Contact: Korey Giordano
910-762-7354 ext. 133
Good Shepherd Center
811 Martin St.
Wilmington, NC 28401
Type: Shelter, Soup Kitchen
Hours: Shelter open 24 hours;
Soup Kitchen open Mondays-Fridays 7-8 a.m. and 11 a.m. to noon
Contact: James Williams 910-763-4424
Coastal Horizons
615 Shipyard Blvd.
Wilmington, NC 28412
Type: Youth Shelter
Hours: Open 24 hours
Contact: Camber Caldwell 910-392-6936
Catholic Social Ministries
4006 Princess Place Drive
Wilmington, NC 28405
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Tuesdays-Fridays 9-11:30 a.m.
Contact: 910-251-8130
Hope Baptist Church
Corner of 14th and Main streets
Wilmington, NC 28401
Type: Soup Kitchen
Hours: Sundays 1-3 p.m.
Contact: Mel Smith 910-686-5308
New Covenant Holiness Church
1020 Dawson St.
Wilmington, NC 28401
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Thursdays 10 a.m. to noon
Contact: 910-762-7376
The Love Center Church
615 S. 15th St.
Wilmington, NC 28401
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Contact: Pastor James Utley 910-815-0669
Brunswick County
Brunswick Family Assistance
4600 Main St.
Shallotte, NC 28462
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Mondays-Fridays 9 a.m. to noon
Contact: Linda Turner 910-754-4766
Brunswick Islands Baptist
1672 Mt. Pisgah Road
Supply, NC 28462
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Tuesdays 10 a.m. to noon
Contact: Doreen Watson 910-842-8969
Faith Building Missions
7025 Beach Drive
Ocean Isle Beach, NC 28469
Type: Soup Kitchen
Hours: Wednesdays 5-7 p.m.
Contact: Dean Siler 910-755-6888
Inspirational House of Praise
1005 Village Road
Leland, NC 28451
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Wednesdays
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Contact: Anne Mitchell 910-612-7041
Love of Christ Ministries
4309 Business 17 N.E.
Bolivia, NC 28422
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: second and fourth Thursdays 5-7 p.m.
Contact: Ronald Smith 910-253-4893
Sonrise Independent Baptist
8375 River Road
Southport, NC 28461
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Second and fourth Mondays 4-6 p.m.
Contact: Barbara Ledford 910-448-0069
Southport Oak Island Interchurch
249 West Boiling Spring Road
Boiling Spring Lakes, NC 28461
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Tuesdays 9-11:45 a.m.; Thursdays 6-7:15 p.m.; Saturdays 9-11:45 a.m.
Contact: Bill Hogue 910-845-2320
St. Brendan’s Church
5101 Ocean Highway West
Shallotte, NC 28459
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 10 a.m. to noon
Contact: Mary Biesack or Kathy Doyle 910-754-9036
Towncreek Vision
215 Sunnybrook Way
Leland, NC 28451
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Thursdays 10 a.m. to noon
Contact: Willie Sloan 910-443-7111
Trinity Missionary Baptist
883 Holden Beach Road
Shallotte, NC 28470
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Second and fourth Tuesdays 10-11 a.m.
Contact: Phillip Stout 910-754-4018
Trinity Tabernacle
1029 George II Highway
Winnabow, NC 28479
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: First and third Fridays 2-4 p.m., or call for appointment
Contact: Ron and Becky Capps 910-253-6015
Victory Independent Baptist Church
526 Varnamtown Road
Supply, NC 28462
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Wednesdays 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Contact: Tina West 910-471-6935
Salvation & Deliverance
4402 Northwest Road
Leland, NC 28451
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Third Thursdays and fourth Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Contact: Shirley Freeman 910-655-3261
Wings Ministry
4519-1 Main St.
Shallotte, NC 28470
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Wednesdays and Thursdays noon to 4 p.m.
Contact: Missy Settlemyre 910-754-3615
Shoreline Baptist Church
4198 Vanessa Drive
Southport, NC 28451
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Mondays 3-5 p.m.
Contact: Tina Blake 910-457-1909
St. Mary’s Missionary Baptist Church
6401 Ocean Highway East
Winnabow, NC 28479
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: First and third Saturdays 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Contact: Theresa Galloway 910-448-0159
Help Center of Federal Point
Carolina Beach Recreation
Carolina Beach, NC 28428
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Mondays-Fridays 10 a.m. to noon
Contact: 910-458-2777
Pender County
Burgaw PFWB
675 HWY 117 S.
Burgaw, NC 28425
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Mondays through Saturdays 10 a.m. to noon
Contact: Ted Mercer 910-604-0071
Faith Harbor UMC
14201 US HWY 50
Surf City, NC 28445
Type: Food Pantry, Soup Kitchen
Hours: Food Pantry Sundays 6:30-7:30 p.m. and Tuesdays 2-3 p.m.;
Soup Kitchen Sundays 6-7 p.m. (Doors open 5:30 p.m.)
Contact: Dawn Ellis 910-264-9509
Pender County Christian Services
210 W. Fremont St.
Burgaw, NC 28425
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Mondays-Fridays 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m..
Contact: Sandy Harris 910-259-2581
St. Joseph Parish Outreach
1303 HWY 117 S.
Burgaw, NC 28425
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Thursdays 2-5 p.m.
Contact: Mike Orlowski 910-285-5041
TAFF, Inc.
117 HWY S.
Burgaw, NC 28425
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Mondays 6-8 p.m.
Contact: Tracey Ray 910-777-1811
We Care 4 You Foundation
8910 HWY 117 N.
Watha, NC 28478
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Second and fourth Fridays 9 a.m. to noon
Contact: Jo Ann Lewis 704-651-7475
Holly Ridge Church of God
1021 E. Ocean Road
Holly Ridge, NC 28445
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Wednesdays 9-11 a.m.
Contact: Stephen Dupree 910-329-1531
Blake’s Chapel
88 Blake’s Chapel Road
Hampstead, NC 28425
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Wednesdays 1-4 p.m.; Thursdays 1-7 p.m.; Fridays 1-4 p.m.
Contact: Patricia Martin 910-617-1454
Folkstone Original Free Will Baptist Church
133 Old Folkstone Road
Holly Ridge, NC 28445
Type: Food Pantry
Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 10-11 a.m.
Contact: 910-327-3795
School Backpack Programs
Cape Fear Elementary
1882 HWY 122
Rocky Point, NC 28457
Type: Weekend Backpack Food
Hours: Distributes Fridays
Contact: Mary Hudson 910-602-3767
Nourish NC
Elementary Schools
Wilmington, NC 28412
Type: Weekend Backpack Food
Hours: Distributes Fridays
Contact: Beth Hollis 910-612-6551
Supply Elementary
51 Benton Road
Supply, NC 28462
Type: Weekend Backpack Food
Hours: Distributes Thursdays
Contact: Sarah Ruiz 910-754-7644
Elder Nutrition Programs
Bread for Life Ministries
Call for location
Wilmington, NC 28405
Type: Elderly Nutrition
Hours: First and second Tuesdays 9-11:30 a.m.; third Tuesday 9:30 a.m. to noon
Contact: Claudette Fiskin 910-343-5276
Weekend Meals on Wheels
Elks Club
5102 Oleander Drive
Wilmington, NC 28403
Type: Elderly Nutrition
Hours: Second Sundays
Contact: Cindy Hall 910-612-0676
Weekend Meals on Wheels
Temple of Israel
1 S. Fourth St.
Wilmington, NC 28401
Type: Elderly Nutrition
Hours: Fourth Sundays
Contact: Charlotte Rosenberg 910-508-7925
Pender Adult Services
901 S. Walker St.
Burgaw, NC 28425
Type: Other
Hours: Mondays-Fridays lunch by Meals on Wheels
Contact: Jennifer Mathews 910-259-9119
