Dinner at PADS

St. Paul's volunteers to provide dinner at PADS of Elgin every 1st and 3rd Tuesday. There are three ways you can support this ministry:

1. Sign-up to bring part of the meal. Consider cooking, baking or buying part of the meal. Deliver your meal items to PADS the day of the meal by 6 pm.

2. Make a financial donation to the PADS ministry.

3. Volunteer to serve meals at the shelter.

Breakfast at Vineyard

St. Paul's serves a pancake breakfast every first Monday for the Breakfast Ministry at Vineyard Church in downtown Elgin.

See the hall sign-up at church to voluteer to serve or donate breakfast items.

Local Food Pantries

Northern Illinois Mobile Food Pantry

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All Peoples Interfaith Food Pantry

Address: 28 North Grove Avenue 2nd Floor Suite 200 Elgin,IL 60120

Phone: (847) 695-9050


Food for Greater Elgin

Address: 1553 Commerce Drive Elgin,IL 60123 Phone: (847) 931-9330


First Congregational Church-Food Pantry

Address: 256 E. Chicago Street Elgin,IL 60120-Phone: (847) 741-2329

9:30am-11:30am Mon-Fri.For Elgin Residents only


Bethesda Church-Food Pantry

Address: 454 Hickory Pl, Elgin,IL 60120-Phone: (847) 888-2209 x12

M/W 9:00 to 11:00 am; T/TH 1-3 pm and 6:30 pm-8 pm; Friday 9:00 a.m to 11:00 a.m.


Community United Methodist Church-Food Pantry

Address: 400 W. Spring St., South Elgin | Phone: (847) 931-0563

Hours: open the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month:9:30 a.m.-noon,4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Residents of South Elgin and Valley View Only


Feeding Greater Elgin

Address: 1552 Commerce Dr. in Elgin Phone: (847) 931-9330 Monday (Lunes): 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. 

Tuesday (Martes): 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Wednesday (Miercoles): 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.Thursday (Jueves): 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.


Harvest Bible Chapel-Food Pantry

Address: 1000 N Randall Rd Elgin,IL 60123 Phone: (847) 398-7005

Email: msilberfine@harvestbiblechapel.org Monday & Friday morning from 6:30 am-8:00 am


Larkin Avenue Baptist Church (Emergency services only)

Address: 1158 Larkin Ave, Elgin,IL 60123 Phone: (847) 742-5014

Hours: Wednesday only-appointment needed