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 – Regular Schedule
Last updated Apr 2024
Breakfast
Desayuno
Monday – Friday
8:30 – 9:45 am
Anchor Lancaster (First UMC)
29 E Walnut St
dine-in only
Saturday
9:00 – 10:00 am
First Reformed
40 E Orange St
bagged meal includes food for breakfast and lunch, option to dine-in for breakfast
Sunday
7:45 – 8:45 am
Holy Trinity Lutheran
31 S Duke St
dine-in breakfast with a bagged lunch
Lunch
Almuerzo
Monday – Friday
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
St. Anne’s Catholic
929 N Duke St
to-go bagged lunch
Monday – Saturday
12:00 – 1:00 pm
SACA
545 Pershing Ave
dine-in only
Tuesday & Thursday
11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Crispus Attucks Center
407 Howard Ave
Saturday
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Catholic Worker House
41 W Vine St.
to-go lunch
Sunday
No lunch at City Gate
Supper
Cena
Monday – Friday
4:00 – 5:00 pm
SACA
545 Pershing Ave
dine-in only
Monday
5:00 – 6:00 pm
East Chestnut St Mennonite
432 E Chestnut St
dine-in or to-go
Tuesday
5:00 – 6:00 pm
First Reformed
40 E Orange St
Wednesday
5:15 – 6:00 pm
Grace Lutheran
517 N. Queen St
dine-in only
Wednesday
5:00 – 6:15 pm
Ebenezer Baptist
701 N Lime St
Thursday
5:15 – 6:30 pm
Redeemer Lutheran
500 Pearl St
dine-in only
Friday
5:00 – 6:00 pm
St Mary’s Catholic
119 S Prince St
Saturday
5:00 – 6:00 pm
Parish Resource Center @ Grace Lutheran
517 N. Queen St
to-go only
Sunday
5:00 – 6:00 pm
Parish Resource Center @ Grace Lutheran
517 N. Queen St
to-go only
Recent Changes to the Schedule
- As of 3/15/24, SACA is serving dine-in only.
- As of 5/6/22, Arch St Center is no longer serving community meals.
- As of 3/24/22, Sunday lunch is no longer served at City Gate. A bagged lunch will be included with Sunday breakfast at Holy Trinity Lutheran.
- As of 3/3/22, Thursday supper at Redeemer Lutheran will be sit-down meals only.
- As of 2/1/22, Tuesday supper will move to First Reformed UCC at 40 E. Orange St (from Shaarai Shomayim Synagogue).
- As of 12/1/21, Saturday supper will move to Grace Lutheran Church (from Lancaster Moravian Church).
- 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).