Soup & More Community Kitchen now serves free hot meals every Thursday. Since first opened in January 2016, the outreach has been growing but there is room for more people to enjoy the commaraderie and the hot, nutritious meals.

Benton County residents struggling financially who want help to provide a nutritious meal for themselves and their family members are welcome and encouraged to participate.

Mealtimes and location

Meals will be served between 4:30 and 6:00 p.m. in the basement facility at First United Methodist Church located (across from the Benton County Courthouse) at 154 W. Washington St, Warsaw, Mo.

Access to the Community Kitchen is by the ramp along the side of the church.

Eligibility requirements

The Greater Food Bank of Central Missouri requires participants to complete and submit an income statement, and to sign in upon arrival.

Seeking community support

Director of the Soup & More Community Kitchen, Sharon May, hopes the ministry will be supported by many individuals and churches in the area. Mrs. May said:

We need volunteers and would also appreciate financial support.

This has been on my heart and mind for several years, and now it is going to happen, thanks to Linda Price and the First United Methodist Church.

For more information…

About how to support the project, call Sharon May at (660) 723-0240, or by email at smay725@hotmail.com.