For more than a century, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church has offered food assistance to our neighbors in need. Today, the St. Peter’s Lunch Program provides thousands of meals each year, along with dignity, hospitality, and a welcoming place of rest for anyone who comes to our doors.

What We Do

Every Wednesday and Thursday, volunteers assemble and distribute grab-and-go lunches to anyone who needs one. A typical lunch includes two sandwiches, water, a salty snack, a sweet snack, and a breakfast bar.
We currently distribute about 500 meals per day – more than 50,000 meals per year.
Guests are invited into the dining room of our Crossroads building for soup, coffee, or cool drinks. Volunteers offer table-side service in a relaxed, welcoming environment.
We serve 70–100 guests daily.
Students from The Shore Center for Autism, the Arc of Monmouth County, and special-needs programs in Freehold Borough and Colts Neck High School help prepare lunches each week. Supported by their educators and caregivers, these students make the majority of our sandwiches while gaining social experience and the joy of serving others.
We host 10–15 students and caregivers per day.

Late 1800s–Present: St. Peter’s has offered food ministries for most of its 150+ years.
1998: A three-day-a-week soup kitchen opened in the church annex.
2019: The program shifted to a grab-and-go model during COVID as part of The Blessing-Bag Brigade.
2021: Moved into our newly dedicated Crossroads building.
2022: Became an official ministry of St. Peter’s and joined our other outreach programs (Open Door Pantry, Thrift Store, Community Suppers, EHAP, AA).
2023: Added the Soup on the Side hospitality service.

The Lunch Program receives no grant or institutional funding and operates entirely through:

Donated sandwiches and food items from schools, churches, and community groups
Monetary donations, which—no matter how small—have a meaningful cumulative impact
Corporate “donations-in-kind,” such as grocery gift cards
The use of the Crossroads building provided by St. Peter’s

Food donations fluctuate throughout the year, so purchased supplies fill the gaps needed to keep the program running.

For more information, volunteering, or donating:

Linus Fetter – (732) 822-0371
Margie Golden – (732) 267-2320

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
33 Throckmorton Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
www.stpetersfreehold.org