You're invited to dinner this week!
Published on September 8, 2025 by Eileen King
This Wednesday is once again Community Night! Look forward to a baked potato bar, potted plants to adopt, homemade desserts, and meeting your neighbors. Community Night continues First Church’s longstanding tradition of holding a community dinner in early September to build connections as college students settle in. We teamed up with them to co-host the last two years, and we're excited to do it again. Find us outside of First Congregational Church (500 8th Ave SE, Minneapolis) from 5:30-7:30pm on Wednesday, 9/10.
All are welcome: neighbors, regular volunteers, social media followers, families, students, visitors both housed and unhoused - we'd love to share a meal with you. If you've been a financial supporter or social media follower but never had a chance to see the kitchen or meet the team, here's a fun opportunity to do both! We're thrilled to say hi, answer any questions, and celebrate some recent milestones.
We’ve got a lot to celebrate!
- The summer abundance is here and we’re excited to share it! We're delighted to once again receive extra farmers' market produce through our partnership with TC Food Justice. Join us in sharing by stopping by our free produce table outside the kitchen entrance on Sunday afternoons, generally between 1pm and 4pm.
- As of this week, we’ve served over 15,000 meals in 2025. That's fifteen thousand times that the pressure of finding a next meal has been taken off someone's plate. While that isn’t a substitute for the permanent systemic change required, it's also not nothing. Thank you all for the part you've played in making this possible.
- In the last couple of weeks, we passed our fifth birthday and have served over 100,000 meals in total! Heading into year six, we're deeply grateful to our solid base of volunteers and funding. Thank you to everyone who has contributed time, money, baked goods, bottled water, shares on social media sharing and everything in between!
Hope to see you on Wednesday!
Community Kitchen