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Sunday mornings at 10:00 am
Feeding children during summer break
Soup kitchen, food pantry and Power Packs
Music, meals, and events!
Shelter and assistance for the most vulnerable members of our community.
Thursday nights
5:30pm Meal
6pm Worship/Large Group/Teaching
7pm Small groups for men and women
Providing free gently-worn clothing as well as new socks and undergarments to families in need.
Resources for our shelter guests and the community.
Cleaning up our community and spreading the love of Jesus.
Kids learn about Jesus through lessons, music, crafts and fun!
Power packs are weekend meals for children. They can sign up and then pick them up at school!
Downtown Columbia’s Hot Spot for Live Music and Great Food – All FREE!
Community Meal First and Last Sunday of the month – 4:30-6:30pm
For more information about the 4th Street Cafe or other events at Columbia Presbyterian Church – please email Pastor Dave at: pdhas56@gmail.com.
This ministry was started in 2012 with three feeding sites that provided 2,262 meals. Each succeeding year it has grown tremendously. Each weekday during the summer school recess, Free Lunch for Kids provides a healthy meal to any child 18 and under in both Columbia and Oswego Village, a large majority of whom live below the poverty line. All meals are prepared in our certified kitchen at Columbia Presbyterian Church.
The Columbia Shelter is located at Columbia Presbyterian Church, 360 Locust Street Columbia, PA and is open seven days a week from 5:00 pm until 8:00 am, year-round. Sleeping facilities, an evening meal, and a light breakfast are provided for the guests. Showers and laundry facilities are also available to guests.
Guests of the Shelter are assisted through our Restart Day Center to find the connections they need to transition from homelessness to independence.
– The Shelter is open to adults 18 and over
– No violent or sexual offenders will be admitted
– Guests are encouraged to set and maintain goals and meet with staff weekly
– We reserve the right to deny admission to visibly intoxicated guests
– Premises under 24-hour video surveillance
Soup Kitchen – Free meals are served each weekday from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Community Meals – Served at the 4th Street Cafe on the first and last Sunday of each month. Doors open at 4:30 pm, meal served from 5:00 – 6:30 pm.
Food Pantry – Tuesday evenings from 5:00 – 6:30 pm and Wednesday mornings from10-11am. Anyone in need is welcome!
Fresh Express – LGH offers Fresh Express at our location the 3rd Friday of each month from 3:00 – 4:30pm.
Satellite Pantry – FIrst Saturday of the month from 10:00 -11:30am at 520 Concord Street, Columbia.
The Clothing Bank is the ministry that started it all! An amazing staff and volunteers provide free gently-worn clothing as well as new socks and undergarments to individuals and families in need.
Monday mornings 9 – 11 am
Tuesday evenings 5 – 6:30pm
No appointment needed!
Our Restart Day Center is now located at Columbia Presbyterian Church, 360 Locust Street Columbia, PA 17512 and is open weekdays from 9 am to 3 pm. The Day Center is open to Shelter guests as well as the community where our staff will provide assistance in connecting them to resources.
Join us at the following locations to help connect our community to needed resources.
Contact Jess at adoptablock@columbiahas.org
Join KidzJAM during Free Lunch for Kids where we have lessons and games for the kids!
Thursday Nights
Power Packs (weekend meals for kids) are available by registration online. Pick up is at St. John’s Lutheran Church from 3:05pm – 3:45pm and Our Lady of the Angels on Thursdays at the end of the school day.
Contact nicie@columbiahas.org for more information.
