Connect: Food Ministries

First Nations Kitchen (FNK) is an outreach program of All Saints Episcopal Indian Mission, serving indigenous, organic and delicious meals to our community since 2008.

Mission

To provide food to our Native American community and to all who do not have access to high-quality, fresh organic food in an environment of radical hospitality and cultural empowerment. Food is medicine. A meaningful part of empowering and helping bring about better overall health means both centering Native voices and sharing ancestral, healthy, whole foods.

Healthy food

First Nations Kitchen is dedicated to offering fresh organic produce for our grocery give away as well as quality ingredients for our hot meals. Our meals are low sugar, low salt, and use mainly ingredients native to the Midwest.

Radical Hospitality

We serve our community with radical hospitality. No matter where you come from or who you are, you are welcome at the table and are worthy to be served with kindness, compassion, and grace.

Learn more by contacting Liz J at church on Sunday mornings.

A Latino Episcopal Community Devoted to Serving God and Their Neighbors.

Casa Maria is a Latino Episcopal congregation that shares space with St Nicholas Episcopal Church, here in Minneapolis. The members of Casa Maria, with the help and support of Grace Episcopal and three other Episcopal churches in the Twin Cities, have an active weekly food shelf ministry and clothing closet to meet the needs of their neighbors in the area. Weekly, they serve over 70 families.

How You Can Help: Join Us!

• Every 1st Saturday of the Month: Come to help with the set-up and/or distribution of food donations. Set up shift is 9:30-11:30 AM, and distribution is 12:30-2:30 pm.
• Donations of staple items. This list is updated monthly.
• Donations of gently used clean clothing and shoes for both adults and children.
• Support of upcoming events (winter clothing drive, holiday baskets) through both time and cash donations.

Cash donations towards the purchase of food items that are not secured through other financial support.

Interested: Contact Vicky Tusken at 630-947-2403 or vtusken@gmail.com or Linda

Cobb at 651-425-0364 or linda.cobb0364@gmail.com

Open every Tuesday from 10:00am - 3:00pm at 3701 E. 50th St., Minneapolis.

Every Tuesday our doors open to 250+ households that need assistance to stock their home pantries, including 550 children, 540 adults, and 65 seniors. They choose from a wide variety of items which generally include meats, cheeses, milk, eggs, fresh and seasonal produce, pasta and rice, much of it purchased from local food banks. A team of volunteers supports the effort -- greeters, registrars, food handlers, packers -- lots of hands are needed to help the guests feel welcomed and keep the food moving efficiently.

Give the Gift of Time - Volunteer!

There are numerous way to support our ever-evolving food distribution system, many on-site and some behind the scenes. Contact us at foodshelfvolunteers@minnehaha.org to find out more.

Give the Gift of Goods!

We welcome gifts of food and personal care products such as toothpaste and brushes, bar soap, diapers. Drop them in the big blue barrel outside MUMC or drop them off during our open hours.

Grace maintains a "tiny library" style food box on 46th Street. It's accessed regularly by our neighbors and passersby. Please consider bringing weather-safe donations anytime you come to church.

Our monthly food ministries ingathering occurs on the second Sunday of the month. Online and check donations are also accepted, just write “Food Ministries” in the memo line.