Feeding the Hungry

Community Meals

SATURDAYS DOORS OPEN FROM 2:30-4:00 PM

Community Meals offers a fresh cooked meal with an emphasis on fresh food including farm fresh produce and meat. UUCH feeds friends and neighbors on the first, third, and fifth Saturdays of the month.  Click here for a sign up link for participating as a volunteer. This link is also posted in our weekly e-news. 

Food ministry is an act of love and care, and a great way to make connections here. Contact Kristie Colton for more information, and thank you for supporting radical hospitality on Ashland Street. #foodislove

The Giving Chalice

In the front left corner of the sanctuary you'll find the giving chalice, the place to leave non-perishable items to donate to the Liz Murphy Open Hand Pantry.

Liz Murphy Open Hand Pantry

St James and St John the Baptist collaborate to sponsor a food pantry located in the UUCH basement, which is open on Tuesday afternoons from 2-7 pm. For more information about the Open Hand Pantry, including how to volunteer and donate, click here.  

Community Action Drop In Center

On weekday mornings, the UUCH basement houses the CAI Drop-In Center, which serves as Haverhill's only drop-in day program for the area's homeless and indigent individuals. Open Monday through Friday from 8 am until noon, the Drop-In Center serves hot breakfast and coffee, and offers other kinds of support for people in need.  is open until noon Monday through Friday. For more information, click here.

Community Garden

In the summer we maintain a plot in the St James sponsored community garden. The vegetables grown in the garden are donated to local food pantries, and help provide fresh and healthy food to people in need.