Parish Outreach
Food Pantry
The St. John’s Food Pantry serves our neighbors who are food insecure and/or homeless. When possible, cans that can be opened without a can opener are preferred. Cans/packages that would be used in a typical home kitchen are preferred (no industrial sized cans please). All items should be shelf stable.
NO REFRIGERATED OR FROZEN ITEMS PLEASE.
Some preferred items to stock the Food Pantry:
• Peanut butter • Bottled water
• Canned soup • Canned fruit
• Canned vegetables • Canned stew
• Canned meat/fish • Canned beans
• Pasta • Rice
• Bread • Cooking oil
• Crackers • Apple sauce
• Macaroni & cheese • Pancake mix that only requires
water
• Muffin mix that only requires water
• Snacks (prefer soft snack bars w/o nuts, filled crackers)
• Meal kits that are complete – no extra ingredients needed
Snack Shack
On Thursdays at 3:00 PM, year round, parishioners set up a table and awning at the corner of North Roan Street and West Fairview Avenue to share food, care, and prayers with neighbors in need.
If you would like to contribute or participate, please contact office@stjohnstn.org.
Amenities Plus
The donation drop-off for Hotel Amenities takes place several times a year. The need among Johnson City’s homeless population and working poor is great, and in many cases, it has been exacerbated by the pandemic. To help with the basic needs of our neighbors, we are beginning to think about warm-weather clothing, but continue to seek donations of coats, warm hats and scarves, gloves, chemical hand warmers, men’s and women’s clothing, shoes, boots, rain gear, blankets, backpacks, sleeping bags, tarps, tents, shower gel, shampoo and conditioner, deodorant, razors, lotion, feminine hygiene products, lip balm, tissue packets, cough drops, laundry detergent, bleach, bottled water, snacks, coffee, and don’t forget to gather up the hotel amenities as you resume your travels! We also collect donations for Family Promise. Some items go directly to families that are being served by Family Promise, while other items are sold in the Family Promise re-sale store. Proceeds from the store go to help homeless families get back on their feet. Anything that you might generally donate to Goodwill or the Salvation Army can be donated to Family Promise.
Just drop it off with us and we will deliver it for you! Thank you for your ongoing dedication to this ministry and your devotion to the good people it serves.
School Supplies Drive
Every July, the parish collects school supplies for high-need public schools in Johnson City and Washington County. Schools are selected based on their Title I status and the percentage of students qualifying for free and reduced lunch. Usually, two schools are chosen, and all donated supplies are donated equally between the two schools.
Any questions may be directed to office@stjohnstn.org.
Community Partners
Global Initiatives
Melting Pot
In early 1990, following the tragic fire at the John Sevier Center on Christmas Eve 1989, Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church began the Melting Pot. In the beginning, Sunday School classes from Munsey provided the Shepherd’s Breakfast on Saturdays. Years later, Good Samaritan Ministries adopted the idea to serve lunch daily. The whole community has been together ever since!
Today, breakfast is available six days a week and lunch is served five days a week. The meals are prepared for the homeless, the elderly, and/or homebound persons who have no resources to prepare a meal for themselves.
Area churches have signed up for preparing and serving meals on certain days of the month. St. John’s prepares and serves the noon meal on the 5th Thursday of those months that have five weeks.
If you are interested in helping with this ministry, contact the church office via email or phone
office@stjohnstn.org or 423-926-8141
Habitat For Humanity
Habitat for Humanity is a Christian nonprofit organization that seeks to build affordable housing. Habitat helps to build and improve homes for families of low-income or disadvantaged backgrounds. Homes are built using volunteer labor, including that of Habitat homeowners, as well as paid contractors for certain construction or infrastructure activities as needed. Volunteers from St. John’s have worked on many local Habitat building projects. If you would like more information, please contact office@stjohnstn.org.
Family Promise
Family Promise (familypromisejc.com ) is a cooperative ministry in our area with 35 local churches providing food and shelter for homeless families with minor children. Family Promise is designed to help families with children stay together as they work toward regaining their independence. The churches provide food, temporary shelter, transportation and other services for the families, including child care, education, employment, budgeting skills development, and other life-skills.
Manna House
A program of Fairview Housing, The Manna House was founded in 1998 to provide safe and affordable supportive & transitional housing for homeless men in Johnson City, TN.
Fairview Housing Management Corporation is a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
To learn more about The Manna House’s services, click here.
