Breakfast Ministry

Breakfast is at the Vineyard

For people without the means to provide food for themselves, a complimentary breakfast is offered at the Vineyard every Monday through Saturday—except on major holidays when another community organization may offer a special meal. During most of the year our church partners and volunteers provide and serve a hot meal. In the summer months, we offer a sandwich-based, to-go meal.

During the past 20 years, the Breakfast Ministry has served more than 200,000 individual meals! In addition to satisfying physical hunger, our leaders interact with guests on an emotional and spiritual level. We aspire to connect each person to the Father’s heart and see lives transformed. After all, with God, there is always hope for positive change and a brighter future.

Interested in helping?

Contact us to find out how your family, small group or church can help meet the physical needs of individuals who are homeless or poor. You can choose to provide a full breakfast, which is 80 meals, or partner with another person or group to provide half of the breakfast—40 meals.

Donations of specific food items are also welcome, such as gallons of milk and juice, tubs of spreadable butter, white or wheat bread, bags of sugar, powdered coffee creamer, creamy peanut butter, and jelly, in addition to individually wrapped snack items like granola bars, fruit cups, chips and cookies.

Tips on bringing breakfast

Meals should be brought in through the kitchen door on the back side of the church between 6:30 and 6:45 a.m. If you're bringing a hot meal, please deliver it already cooked or baked; we can keep it warm in our ovens until serving time, which is around 7:10 a.m.

To aid in our preparation and peace of mind, we would appreciate it if you would confirm your meal 24 to 48 hours in advance by sending an email to our team leader.

Menu ideas

Hot meals: Egg casseroles with meat or veggies; egg/meat/cheese breakfast sandwiches, tacos or wraps; scrambled or hard-boiled eggs; French toast; biscuits and gravy; sausage patties or links, bacon, ham or chicken; pancakes or waffles; oatmeal (cooked or baked), Malt-o-Meal or grits. Other items to consider are cereal; muffins; white or wheat bread or bagels; yogurt cups; cereal or granola bars; cracker packs; cheese sticks; cookies, and bananas, oranges, apples (a limited quantity) or fruit cups.

Summer bagged meals: To give our volunteers a break during the summer, we offer a bagged lunch containing a sandwich, fruit and other treats that can be taken to go.

Other donations

Although our primary ministry is serving breakfast, we also distribute travel-size toiletries and emergency clothing as needed. We define emergency clothing as men’s and women’s T-shirts, sweatpants, underwear and socks, as well as coats, hats and gloves during wintertime. Items may be new or gently used. Please note that we accept only suitable adult clothing; we do not accept children's clothing or toys.

We discourage donations of mismatched items, immodest clothing or clothing that is not practical for those living on the streets (e.g., leather or suede items or expensive-looking items that may make someone a target for harm or theft).

If you would like to donate food items, toiletries or emergency clothing, please email our team leader with details about what you have in mind.