CUMC Community Food Pantry

04/16/2026

04/08/2026

Each Thursday we are grateful for the Key Club students of ECLC of NJ, who stop by to check expiration dates, sort and shelve food donations, and stock the pantry. We are blessed to have you volunteering with us. Thank you!!

03/11/2026

Throughout the rest of March The Madison YMCA will be collecting shelf-stable food to support the CUMC Food Panty. Show your support!

01/08/2026

All are welcome to join us on January 19th as Chatham Borough comes together for the MLK Food Drive & Prayer Service. As we honor Dr. King’s legacy, we gather in service, unity, and care for one another—supporting our neighbors and strengthening our shared community.
“We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.”
— Martin Luther King Jr.
📍 Chatham United Methodist Church
🕙 Food Drive: 10:00–11:30 AM (Drive-Through Drop-Off)
🕛 Prayer Service: 12:00–12:30 PM

11/21/2025

Thanks School District of the Chathams for your donations of food!

11/20/2025

Thanks Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee of Chatham Borough , Junior League of Summit, Chatham United Methodist Church, volunteers and generous contributors from the greater Chatham Community! We collected 140 Thanksgiving Boxes this year to give out at the Chatham Community Food Distribution. Well done everyone! and Thanks!

10/27/2025

Friends and neighbors, our pantry shelves are running low, and we’re reaching out to our amazing community for support. We’ve seen an increase in families needing assistance, and our supplies are stretched thin.

We’re currently in urgent need of:
🥫 Canned proteins (tuna, salmon, chicken, etc)
🧃 Canned fruits & vegetables
🍝 Pasta and sauce
🥫 Canned proteins (tuna, salmon, chicken, etc)Soup and chili
🍚 Rice and beans
🥣 Cereal
🧻 Toiletries and hygiene items

Every donation—big or small—helps us keep food on the table for local families.
Donations can be left in the bin outside the back doors of the church at 460 Main St.

Visit our Amazon Wishlist for easy ordering https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1U09KZN2SR2NP/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1

Contact us at (973) 635 7740 or email [email protected] for information on organizing a food drive - a great service project for high school students needing volunteer hours.

Let’s come together and restock those shelves! 💙
Thank you for being the heart of our community

10/20/2025

For the past year, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey has been running a food drive at the first performance of each of their Main Stage shows. We are delighted to share that for their next 2 shows (Frankenstein and It's a Wonderful Life) the Chatham Community Food Distribution will be the recipient of food items collected.

Mark your calendars for the first performances of:
Frankenstein, Wednesday, October 22nd
It's a Wonderful Life, Wednesday, December 3rd

For best seat selection, purchase your tickets to-day online at
www.shakespeareNJ.org
by calling (973) 408-5600
or by emailing [email protected]

10/03/2025

On Tuesday we received 2 deliveries of shelf-stable food items from the Presbyterian Church of Chatham Township community. Thank you to the donors and thank you George Sheppard and Carolyn Smith for delivering the many bags.

08/07/2025

I Support the Girls - Central/North New Jersey regularly provides the CUMC Food Distribution with menstrual hygiene products to distribute to our guests on Wednesday afternoons. Thank you Donna Datre, our volunteer liason with I Support the Girls.s

We got a visit from Donna Datre this week! She picked up 1,000 pads & 1,000 tampons for Helping Hands, NJ and Chatham United Methodist Church 📦

We appreciate her help in getting these essential supplies where they need to be... BUT we also appreciate all of you who make this possible with your donations!

If you haven't donated yet, but would like to, please follow this link for info how : https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/4L5WZ8028U9D?ref_=wl_share&fbclid=PAQ0xDSwL18EJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp1wJal7-drBEiiAk_cTgZTA6oA8OKL5mfIDObePDULpcjijpu3caAalYfsf-_aem_VoUtD-gx_o5I-vxko9F2mQ