L Street Mission is a ministry that serves the unhoused population in Brockton, MA. Located in the basement of the Central United Methodist Church in Brockton, it is a partnership effort of several diverse churches that come together every Saturday to provide warm meals, spiritual nourishment and needed hygiene/clothing items. We are grateful for our partners: Central United Methodist Church, Pearl Street United Methodist Church, Perfecting Life Ministries, New Hope Christian Chapel, and Grace Fellowship!
Citylife and Grace Fellowship partner to serve approximately 100 servings of food and dessert for lunch every second Saturday of the month.
If you would like to sign up to contribute to the meal, click HERE. If you and your CG would like to take the lead on a given Saturday, consult the checklist below. A minimum of 2-3 volunteers is needed to serve food.
In General:
Please note that the kitchen at L Street is under construction and will not be available for use for the next several months!
Volunteers are asked to bring:
Salad or vegetable side (see sign-up sheet)
Water / beverages
If you plan to coordinate the whole meal service, these are the additional items you will need*:
Disposable plates
Take-out containers
Utensils
Napkins
Food service gloves (for volunteers)
From Costco:
12 whole cheese
14 whole pepperoni
2-3 Costco-sized cases of soda
2 Costco-sized cases of water
Pizza Notes!
Menu usually includes 3 components: protein, carb and salad/veg, but this is flexible. There are guests who really, really appreciate salad and sometimes ask for salad only, so there could be disappointment if there isn’t a vegetable dish.
Sample menus:
Spaghetti & Meatballs, salad, roll
Hot dogs or sausage in buns, potato salad, beans
Pulled pork sandwiches, coleslaw, chips
Taco bowls: taco meat, rice&beans, tortilla chips, shredded lettuce, cheese, salsa
Rotisserie chicken, carb side, salad
Thank you for signing up to serve this Saturday’s meal for our unhoused friends at L Street Mission! Volunteers donating food should drop off any food donations by 10 AM with [NAME], at [ADDRESS].
If you are signed up to serve, please plan to arrive by 11 AM, and food service begins at noon. L Street Mission is located at 42 L Street, Brockton MA. You will see stairs leading downstairs to the basement from street level, and the kitchen is across the common room in the back. Parking is available across the street in the lot. We are usually done with clean-up around 2PM.
Please contact [NAME] at [PHONE NUMBER or EMAIL] with any questions. Thank you for serving in this way -- see you on Saturday!
Pastor Abraham Waya of Central United Methodist Church, which hosts L Street Mission, shares:
On interacting with love
On services provided
On the cost of service and following Jesus