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Acts
of
Grace
What is Acts of Grace?
Acts of Grace is a food pantry located at Grace UMC offering food and supplies to our neighbors in Charleston on Monday afternoons from 1pm to 3pm. The food pantry is stocked with donations of food and other basic supplies donated largely by the family and friends of Grace UMC church. The easiest way to access the food pantry is to park on Stoney Street. We ask people to please park on the grass, not in the clergy parking.
How Acts of Grace works
First time clients check in to Acts of Grace by filling out a form to qualify. So long as the applicant is below the poverty line, they qualify for assistance. Then volunteers will lead them to our supply room where the client is able to choose food and supplies according to their needs. Rather than giving them resources they are not going to eat/use, our clients choose what they want. After making their selections, they return to the check in room so everything can be weighed before being placed into their vehicle.
Volunteers
Acts of Grace is run 100% by volunteers. Some volunteers show up on Mondays to help distribute the food. Other volunteers show up throughout the week to restock the shelves. Some volunteers do both.
Please fill out the from below to express your interest in joining the Acts of Grace volunteer team. We will ensure a volunteer coordinator gets back in touch with you to answer any questions you have or schedule a date for training.
Contact Us To Volunteer
Making A Difference
Acts of Grace:
- 20 households served each week and growing
- 800 pounds of food/resources handed out each week on average
- Over 130 different households have been served at least once since June 2023
- 2 to 3 households come for the first time each month
- Over 50 households are reoccurring clients who depend on Acts of Grace to get by
Tailgate Cookout & Food Drive
Grace UMC is proud to support our food pantry. Each August we have a cookout and food drive on a Sunday. People place their donations on tables to show support for their favorite college football program. The school with the most donations by weight is proclaimed the winner. We invite you to be here this August to support your team by donating food. This past year's results as weighed in pounds (August 2024) were:
- Citadel 686.7
- Trinity College 605.5
- University of Tennessee 439.8
- University of South Florida 432
- Clemson University 286.9
- University of South Carolina 199.7
- Midlands Technical College 105.4
- University of Michigan 27.8
- Florida State University 26.2
- University of Alabama 19.5
- University of Georgia 10.6
- University of Nebraska 5.9