Who We Are
The Lancaster Community Meal Program is a loose network of churches and organizations that provides three free meals every day.
The meals are available, without registration or requirements, to anyone who shows up. Come to any of the providers for a tasty meal and good conversation!
All meals are still being served during the pandemic, but most are now take-away meals instead of sit-down meals.
Find Meals
Last updated 5/10/21
Breakfast
Desayuno
Monday – Friday
8:30 – 9:45 am
Anchor Lancaster (First UMC)
29 E Walnut St
Saturday
9:00 – 10:00 am
First Reformed
40 E Orange St
bagged meal includes food for breakfast and lunch
Sunday
7:45 – 8:45 am
Holy Trinity Lutheran
31 S Duke St
Lunch
Almuerzo
Monday – Friday
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
St. Anne’s Catholic
929 N Duke St
Monday – Friday
12:00 – 1:00 pm
SACA
545 Pershing Ave
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
11:45 am – 1:00 pm
Arch St. Center
629 N Market St
Tuesday & Thursday
11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Crispus Attucks Center
407 Howard Ave
Saturday
12:00 – 1:00 pm
SACA
545 Pershing Ave
bagged meal includes food for lunch and supper
Sunday
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
City Gate
218 N Duke St
Supper
Cena
Monday – Friday
4:00 – 5:00 pm
SACA
545 Pershing Ave
Monday
5:00 – 6:00 pm
East Chestnut St Mennonite
432 E Chestnut St
Tuesday
5:00 – 6:00 pm
Parish Resource Center @Shaarai Shomayim
75 E James St
Wednesday
5:30 – 6:00 pm
Grace Lutheran
517 N. Queen St
Thursday
5:30 pm
Redeemer Lutheran
500 Pearl St
Friday
5:00 – 6:00 pm
St Mary’s Catholic
119 S Prince St
Saturday
5:00 – 6:00 pm
Parish Resource Center @ Lancaster Moravian Church
227 N Queen St
Sunday
5:00 – 6:00 pm
Parish Resource Center @ Grace Lutheran
517 N. Queen St
Recent Changes to the Schedule
- As of 7/1/21, Saturday supper will move to Lancaster Moravian Church (from Unitarian Universalist Church of Lancaster).
- As of 6/7/21, Arch St. Center will only serve lunch on Mondays and Fridays.
- As of 5/10/21, Arch St. Center will only serve lunch on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
- As of 5/10/21, Saturday breakfast will move from St. John’s, and now be served at First Reformed UCC (40 E Orange St).
- As of 2/6/21, Saturday supper will be served by Parish Resource Center at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Lancaster (538 W Chestnut St).
- As of 1/5/21, Tuesday supper will be served by Parish Resource Center at Congregation Shaarai Shomayim (75 E James St).
- As of 12/3/20, Saturday breakfast will be served 9-10am at St. John’s Episcopal Church (321 W. Chestnut St.)
- Closed Thanksgiving Day: Arch St. Center, St. Anne’s Catholic, SACA, Redeemer Lutheran, Crispus Attucks Center
- Closed Friday Nov. 27: SACA
- As of 10/6/20, Tuesday supper will be served at First Reformed.
- As of 9/13/20, Sunday supper will start serving from 5:00-6:00pm (old time 4:30-5:30)
- As of 9/12/20, Saturday breakfast will be served at First Reformed.
- 9/7/20 St. Anne’s will be closed for Labor Day and not serving lunch.
- 9/5/20 will be the last Saturday breakfast served at Lancaster Moravian.
- As of 9/1/20, SACA will hand out lunch at noon and supper at 4pm on weekdays. On Saturday, they will continue to hand out a combined lunch/supper at noon.
- As of 8/2/20, Holy Trinity has reopened limited indoor seating.
- As of 3/15/20, all meals have switched to to-go meals because of COVID-19.
- As of 3/15/20, Arch St. Center is serving Monday-Friday lunches.
- As of 3/15/20, Salvation Army is no longer serving meals. Parish Resource Center is filling in and serving at Grace Lutheran.
- As of 3/15/20, First Reformed is no longer serving meals. Lancaster Moravian is filling in.