Royston, Franklin, Hart, Elbert and Madison County Area

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Verification Note: Call before relying on the schedules stated here. Ministries can change days, requirements, or availability without much public notice

Royston / Franklin County Area
Royston First United Methodist Church
Address / Area: 137 Franklin Springs Street, Royston, GA 30662
Contact: 706-245-7402
Offers: Community assistance referrals and help connecting people with assistance for food, shelter, and utilities. Their mission is for people needing financial assistance for food, shelter, or utilities should contact the church office.
 
Crosspoint Church North East GA - There's Hope Food Ministry
Address / Area: Royston, GA 30662
Contact: 706-768-2178
Offers: Food ministry / food pantry assistance. Serving Royston and open on third Mondays.
 
Christian Crew Food Ministry
Address / Area: 451 Rocky Ford Road, Lavonia, GA 30553
Contact: 706-356-5456 or 706-391-0445; christiancrewfoodministry@gmail.com
Offers: Food ministry / food pantry assistance.
 
Lavonia Church of God - Mobile Food Pantry Site
Address / Area: 107 Bear Creek Road, Lavonia, GA 30553
Contact: 706-356-4472
Offers: Mobile food pantry distribution site through Food Bank of Northeast Georgia.
 
Lavonia Presbyterian Church
Address / Area: Lavonia area
Contact: 706-356-4416
Offers: Temporary food assistance
 
Step of Faith Outreach
Address / Area: Lavonia, GA
Contact: 706-491-3820
Offers: Senior food assistance. Food boxes are available to seniors age 55+ on the second Wednesday of every month at the Step of Faith headquarters in Lavonia.
 
Hart County Area
Bethany Baptist Church - Helping Hands Food Pantry
Address / Area: 2085 Bethany Bowersville Road, Canon, GA 30520
Contact: 706-376-4445
Offers: Drive-through food distribution for families from Hart and Franklin counties. Serving the Royston/Lavonia area.
 
Abundant Life Baptist Church
Address / Area: 12 Hart Service Road, Hartwell, GA 30643
Contact: 706-371-7536
Offers: Food assistance.
 
Cornerstone Baptist Church Food Pantry
Address / Area: 1543 Anderson Highway, Hartwell, GA 30643
Contact: 706-377-4816; church website also lists 706-376-2029; cornerstone@hartcom.net
Offers: Food pantry, listed as held on the third Thursday of each month
 
Flat Shoals Baptist Church - All God's Family Clothes Closet and Food Pantry
Address / Area: 2999 Bowersville Highway, Bowersville, GA
Contact: David Partain: 706-436-1814; Shirley Partain: 706-436-1815
Offers: Food and clothing pantry. Open Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. Call to verify current schedule.

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Hartwell - Outreach Committee
Address / Area: Hartwell, GA
Contact: Call church to verify current outreach contact, (706) 376-4986
Offers: Support the local clothes closet, domestic violence shelter, humane society, local food bank, and give annual grants to local ministries that feed and serve the community.
Source: standrewshartwell.org/outreach
 
Madison County Area
Danielsville Evangelical Church - Food and Clothing Ministry
Address / Area: 25 Evangelical Church Road, Danielsville, GA 30633
Contact: 706-795-3751
Offers: Food and clothing ministry.
Source:  decworship.com
 
New Bethel Congregational Holiness
Address: 462 Parham Town Road, Royston, GA.
newbethelroyston@gmail.com
We offer Hope and Healing addiction recovery program.
Our food pantry provides quality food items to households experiencing food insecurity. 
 
Comer Baptist Church - There's Hope for the Hungry
Address / Area: 2054 Main Street, Comer, GA
Contact: 706-783-5533
Offers: Food, clothing, and a meal. The ministry meets on the first Tuesday of each month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with a meal beginning at 11 a.m.. Call to verify the current schedule.
 
Moon's Grove Baptist Church - There's Hope for the Hungry / Clothes Closet
Address / Area: 1985 Moon's Grove Church Road, Colbert, GA
Contact: 706-795-2063
Offers: Food distribution and clothes closet. Held on the fourth Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the family life center. Call to verify current operation.
 
Gordon's Chapel United Methodist Church - Food Giveaway / Clothes Closet
Address / Area: Hull / Sanford Community Center area; food bank location listed: Sanford Community Center, 6495 Nowhere Road, Hull
Contact: (706) 548-6616
Offers: Food giveaway and clothes closet. Madison Food giveaway is coordinated with the Northeast Georgia Food Bank, clothing distributions for families in need. Call to verify current schedule.
 
Jones Chapel United Methodist Church
Address / Area: 5601 Highway 29 North, Danielsville, GA
Contact: 706-795-3734
Offers: Call for current status.

Elbert County Area
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church - The Place of Hope
Address: 2537 Pleasant Grove Road. Bowman, GA 30624
Phone: 706-245-5429
Email: info@theplaceofhope.com
Website: theplaceofhope.com
Offers: Food pantry / food assistance; temporary disaster housing through Neighborhood of Hope; emergency-response help for families displaced by house fires, tornadoes, or similar disasters. We also offer Celebrate Recovery every Monday at 7:00 Pm.
Schedule: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Food Bank distributes food on the third Tuesday of each month from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 2537 Pleasant Grove Road, Bowman. Call the church first to verify current hours and schedule.
Housing/disaster note: Pleasant Grove's Neighborhood of Hope ministry provides temporary tiny-house shelter for families or individuals displaced by house fires, tornadoes, and similar disasters.
 
Deep Creek Baptist Church - Deep Creek Assistance Ministry
Address: 2335 Nickville Road, Dewy Rose, GA 30634
Phone: 706-283-9093
Email: deepcreekassistant@gmail.com
Website: deepcreekbaptistchurch.org
Offers: Food bank / food assistance ministry.
Schedule note: The church website says the food pantry has changed to a monthly food truck on the third Monday of each month around 3:00 p.m. Call first to verify.
 
Elbert County United Methodist Food Ministry / EC Food Ministry
Concord United Methodist Church
Address: 2515 Harmony Road, Elberton, GA 30635
Phone: 706-283-5785
Other listing: 706-988-2923
Website: ecfoodministry.com
Offers: Food distribution for Elbert County residents.
Schedule note: Distributes food on the third Saturday of each month beginning at 6:00 a.m. at Highway 77 and Harmony Road / Concord UMC. Serves Elbert County residents only.
 
Bowman Clothes Closet
Bowman Community Center, Bowman, GA
Offers: Clothing assistance.
Church connection: Listed as a ministry of Maple Springs Baptist Church and Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
The phone number for Maple Springs Baptist Church is: (706) 283-3618
The phone number for Mt Zion Baptist Church (Bowman, Georgia) is: (706) 245-5112
Schedule note: Open the second and fourth Friday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Call first to verify.
 
SafeHouse Ministries
Corner of Elbert Street and Locklin Street, Elberton, GA
Phone: 706-213-7657
Offers: Clothing assistance, food assistance, and temporary housing for domestic-abuse victims.
Schedule note: Provides clothing assistance on Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and food assistance on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. SafeHouse Ministries also provides temporary housing for domestic-abuse victims and food/clothing assistance.
 
Elberton First Methodist Church - Community Resource Connection
Address: 132 E. Church Street, Elberton, GA 30635
Phone: 706-283-1863
Email: office@elbertonfmc.com
Website: elbertonfmc.com
Offers: Community resource information and local referral listings for food, clothing, Salvation Army assistance, SafeHouse Ministries, Bowman Clothes Closet, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Food Bank, and EC Food Ministry.
Note: Their website's community resources page is a useful reference page for Elbert County help agencies and church-connected ministries.
 
Grace United Methodist Church
Address: 109 Brookside Drive, Elberton, GA 30635
Mailing address: P.O. Box 956, Elberton, GA 30635
Phone: 706-408-7446
Email: info@graceumcelberton.com
Offers: Church support connected with Elbert County UMC Food Ministry volunteer/distribution work.
Note: Call first.
 
Salvation Army - Elberton Service Center
262 N. McIntosh Street, Elberton, GA
Phone: 706-283-1804
Offers: Food assistance, utility assistance, limited mortgage/rental assistance, prescription medication help, clothing, and family/social services.
Note: This is not a church pantry, but it is faith-based and one of the stronger Elbert County emergency-assistance contacts.
 
H.O.P.E. - Helping Overcome Poverty in Elbert County
Elbert County, GA
Website: elberthope.org
Phone: (706) 283-5956
Offers: Connects people in need with churches and social agencies for appropriate help, support, and education.
Note: Their mission is to connect people in need with churches and social agencies.
 
Community Food Pantry
Blackwell Memorial Historic Gym
Address: 390 Mill Street ,Elberton, GA
Phone: 706-338-3190 or 706-498-8439
Offers: Food distribution.
Schedule note: Distributes food on the second Tuesday of each month from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.