The 4 C's Food Pantry Christian Community Center in Jones Plaza

The 4Cs Food Pantry (Christian Community Caring Center) providing nutritious food to clients twice a month.
The pantry is a 501c(3) non-profit organization.

Hours of Operation:
Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays from 9:00am - 12:00pm and Saturdays from 11:00 - 1:00pm.

The 4Cs has provided essential food to those who have lost their job, have serious health issues or have suffered a catastrophic event (like a fire, flooding, or a pandemic), to low-income families with children to feed, to seniors living on fixed incomes, and to those who are disabled.

The pantry serves all persons in Eastern Pender County, north to the Onslow County line, south to the New Hanover County line, and west to Rocky Point (east of I-40).

Clients must complete a simple referral form which permits them to receive food twice a month from the pantry.

Each household receives a full tub of groceries, such as canned soup and vegetables, rice, oatmeal, cereal, pasta. For a household of 3 or more, they receive an additional bag of staples. If there are children under 18 in the household, they receive a Snack Bag with nutritious snacks crackers, pudding cups, pretzels, etc. For seniors and those with health issues, they provide Ensure, Glucerna for diabetics, or generic nutritional supplements.

They maintain a "free" table of additional food items, like canned beets or Chef-Boyardee. Clients can shop for up to 10 items from that table. They receive non-perishables, frozen meat and vegetables from the Food Bank, as well as ground beef from Piney Woods Farm in Burgaw, which they distribute to families, and regularly provide clients with hotdogs, cheese, and eggs.

The 4Cs is operated solely by volunteers.

Mission Statement

The mission of the 4C's Food Pantry is to serve Christ by providing healthy, nutritious food to our neighbors in need in Eastern Pender County and beyond. We do this in a cheerful, welcoming, nonjudgmental environment without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, physical or developmental disability and with the potential of restoring dignity, health, opportunity and hope to food-insecure families and individuals." *

*From the The 4 C's Food Pantry Christian Community Center in Jones Plaza website