Missions

First Baptist Smithfield Community Kitchen

The Community Kitchen prepares and distributes meals and food to many areas of our county. Plates are prepared each Monday to go to shut-ins, disabled and food insecure people. Frozen meals and canned goods are available in our church office. Every Friday during the summer, the Unto Me ministry delivers meals to children and their families in need. Bread is picked up on Thursdays to be given away to families. Our prayer is that no person should go without food.

‘UNTO ME’ MINISTRY

The ‘UNTO ME’ MINISTRY originally served as a resource for the BackPack Buddies program, a program that provided food for South Smithfield Elementary children on weekends. The ‘UNTO ME’ MINISTRY has evolved to serve not only South Smithfield Elementary families, but our community. Jennifer Narron-Hardy is notified by the school guidance counselor if there is a student/family in the school who may need food or other things. Needed items are delivered to homes after school or during the weekend. During the summer, meals are delivered every Friday to those in need.  Anyone in our community who has a need can call the church office or Jennifer Narron-Hardy directly. 

The Christmas Silent Partner Program has been active at FBC for years and is now a part of the ‘UNTO ME’ MINISTRY. FBC collects gifts and delivers them to some of the families in our community served through the ‘UNTO ME’ MINISTRY.

HOW CAN I HELP?

The ‘UNTO ME’ MINISTRY collects the following items all year long! Donations can be dropped off at the church office. Please label your donations ‘UNTO ME’ MINISTRY - Jennifer Narron-Hardy. 

• individual bags of goldfish/chips

• individually wrapped Little Debbie snacks

• small cereal boxes/Pop-Tarts

• fruit snack pouches

• easy to open canned items (e.g., veggies/fruits, Mac and Cheese, Chef Boyardee)

• juice boxes/ juice pouches/water bottles/Gatorade