Where We Are...
Where We Are...
Where We Are...
Lower Level
New Community Church
518 W Third Ave
Spokane, WA 99201
Downtown Spokane
at 3rd Ave & Howard St
Access by the
Howard Street door.
What We Do...
Where We Are...
Where We Are...
Dining with Dignity
Breakfast: MondayThursday, 7:30-8:30am
Dinner: Monday & Tuesday, 4:30-5:30pm
Serving over 60,000 meals annually.
Pathways
Community Volunteers who accept admission to the program become core team members and receive benefits of job and life skill training, case management, mentoring, housing assistance, and a monthly stipend.
Summer Appeal Letter from Tim Swartout, Executive Director
Summer Appeal Letter from Tim Swartout, Executive Director
Summer Appeal Letter from Tim Swartout, Executive Director
As we begin the summer by enjoying the season with family and friends, Shalon Ministries continues to be blessed by the continued generosity of our volunteers and financial donors. This reminds us of the privilege we share by providing nutritious meals to the most vulnerable members of our community.
Because of your love, compassion, and g
As we begin the summer by enjoying the season with family and friends, Shalon Ministries continues to be blessed by the continued generosity of our volunteers and financial donors. This reminds us of the privilege we share by providing nutritious meals to the most vulnerable members of our community.
Because of your love, compassion, and generosity, bodies are fed, and lives are touched.
Because of you, we have assurance of our ability to meet the increased demand for healthy and nutritious meals. Our meal counts have increased over 30% since the end of COVID causing an increase in our expenses for food, supplies and labor. It is anticipated we will need to provide nearly 80,000 meals by the end of this year.
Because of you, our dining guests have a place to not only receive a nutritious meal but also find a place of acceptance where they can build trust and new relationships.
Because of you, our community partners like CHAS Health and Frontier Behavioral Health are inspired to share a place at the table with our guests by providing the lifeline needed for housing, health services, and clothing. And student nurses provide vital health checks and consultations.
Because of you, an intentional humble “thank you” from a famished diner broke our hearts, as they shared: “It has been three days since I have eaten.” YOU provided their basic human needs, food and affirmation—they matter at Shalom Ministries Dining with Dignity. Thank you!
Shalom’s incredible team of volunteers turns your support and God’s love into amazing meals for all our guests, who Dine with Dignity during six weekly meals. The continuance of your generosity does make a difference! Won’t you send your blessing today along with your donation?
Who We Are...
Summer Appeal Letter from Tim Swartout, Executive Director
Summer Appeal Letter from Tim Swartout, Executive Director
In the 1970s and 1980's, Central United Methodist Church in downtown Spokane reached out to its homeless and hungry neighbors with a meal ministry. A nationwide effort, called Shalom, within the United Methodist Church to create effective ministries in urban settings inspired the church in 1994 to create a separate 501(c)3 in Spokane that
In the 1970s and 1980's, Central United Methodist Church in downtown Spokane reached out to its homeless and hungry neighbors with a meal ministry. A nationwide effort, called Shalom, within the United Methodist Church to create effective ministries in urban settings inspired the church in 1994 to create a separate 501(c)3 in Spokane that brought together religious, business, political, and social service communities to find solutions to poverty and homelessness.
While Central UMC has now closed, Shalom Ministries is hosted in its old building by New Communities Church and retains a strong connection with other United Methodist Churches in the area, as well as with other churches from many traditions.
Shalom seeks to build relationships and community amongst people who are disenfranchised. By providing a safe, loving, and accepting environment the door can be opened for healing and renewal, creating a sense of belonging to something greater than one’s self.
Can you volunteer?
Who Are Our Guests?
Who Are Our Guests?
YES, now that we can safely move forward to serve our diners inside. We are grateful you are considering being part of our ministry by participating in providing meals to our poor and vulnerable folk. It can be a profound and rewarding experience by doing something so simple as offering a hot meal to a hungry person, and at the same time
YES, now that we can safely move forward to serve our diners inside. We are grateful you are considering being part of our ministry by participating in providing meals to our poor and vulnerable folk. It can be a profound and rewarding experience by doing something so simple as offering a hot meal to a hungry person, and at the same time it can mean the world to a person who hasn’teaten nourishing food, sometimes for several days.
Starting November 22, 2022 we are moving from the grab-and-go meals that have been prepared and served from the street-side entrance of the New Community Church, 518 W. 3rd Ave, in downtown Spokane for the last two years to indoors. Six meals are provided each week Monday through Thursday (four breakfasts 7:30- 8:30 am), plus dinner on Monday and Tuesday (4:30-5:30pm).
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Who Are Our Guests?
Who Are Our Guests?
Who Are Our Guests?
“In most cases, to be homeless in America is not a sign of laziness or incapacity, but an indicator of people who struggle immensely, both physically and emotionally, to survive against the odds.”
We serve all who come to us seeking to be fed: young and old, men and women of any race or creed. Most are homeless or
“In most cases, to be homeless in America is not a sign of laziness or incapacity, but an indicator of people who struggle immensely, both physically and emotionally, to survive against the odds.”
We serve all who come to us seeking to be fed: young and old, men and women of any race or creed. Most are homeless or underemployed; some are fighting addiction or illnesses, and all struggle immensely to survive against the odds.
Benefactor Focus
Who Are Our Guests?
Benefactor Focus
This month we lift up two special partners in ministry: Rotary 21 of Spokane, who recently assisted Shalom with the purchase of additional kitchen equipment, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA), who committed to Shalom a Hunger Grant of $7,000 a year for three years!
Thanks to these faithful partners!