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What We Do:

Every Thursday from 12:45 to 3:00 pm, AFTER PRAYING, we open our doors and pass out groceries to people in need. We serve between 200 and 400 people every week. These are people we know -- our neighbors, local families, children, parents and grandparents. On the last Thursday of the month, with rents due and household cash running low, we provide meat and other essentials.

Wilson Memorial Church of God in Christ, Bishop C. H. Brewer, Pastor

164 Richmond Hill Ave., P.O. Box 2254, Stamford, CT 06906

Joyce Gumbus, Coordinator, 203-554-9807

Feeding the Poor in Stamford, Connecticut

Site designed by Robbie Monsma and Joyce Gumbus. Sponsored by The Neighborhood Church, Rev. Dr. Robert P. Childs, Pastor

Why We Do It:

As Christians we want to live like Jesus. That means addressing the immediate needs of our neighbors -- AND PRAYING! People don’t think of Fairfield County, Connecticut as a place with many poor people. Nestled between the wealthy towns of Greenwich, New Canaan and Darien, portions of the City of Stamford have some of the highest per capita incomes in the nation. But that just means the cost of living here is SO high that the minimum wage cannot support a single person, much less an entire family. In July, 2005, Wilson Memorial Church decided to help.

How We Do It:

We obtain most of our food at nominal cost from the Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County. We also get generous assistance from local donors such as ShopRite Partners in Caring, DiMare Pastry Shop, Toys For Tots, The Neighborhood Church and many others. We spend much of Wednesday and Thursday mornings transporting the food from the Food Bank and the donors to the church, packing the groceries in household-size bags, setting up tables and PRAYING!