Cincy-Area Churches Team Up To Tackle Hunger With New Food Pantry

FOREST PARK, OH — Two Greater Cincinnati churches are partnering to fight hunger

in their communities by opening a new food pantry this May.

Members of Quinn Chapel AME Church and Christ Church Glendale (CCG) have

teamed up to organize the Heaven’s Table Food Pantry, which will serve Forest Park

and other nearby neighborhoods.

In 2025, the Iglesia Episcopal de Espíritu Santo (IEES) food pantry, which served the

Forest Park area, closed. Quinn Chapel and CCG began exploring how they could help

meet the needs of people who went to the IEES pantry, as well as other neighbors who

struggle with being able to afford food for their families.

Heaven’s Table Food Pantry will open on Wednesday, May 6 at Quinn Chapel (10998

Southland Road, Forest Park OH, 45240), with hours from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The food

pantry will operate on the first and third Wednesday of every month, with volunteers

from both Quinn and CCG helping with food pickup and serving clients.

This collaboration brings people from two faith communities together to serve, and use

their unique gifts to spread God’s love in a tangible way.

The Reverend Dr. Jermaine D. Covington, Pastor of Quinn Chapel, and the Reverend

David Pfaff, Rector of Christ Church Glendale, both expressed how Heaven’s Table

answers Jesus’s call to feed and care for our neighbors.

"Over 2,000 years ago, our Savior died, ending His earthly ministry. However, He left

those of us who are His disciples to continue the work,” Covington said. “Therefore, let

us be the hands and feet of Jesus."

“We are living in a time of deep uncertainty and fear for many members of our

community, especially those who live on the margins in terms of financial resources,

employment opportunities, and access to basic services,” Pfaff said. “The need for

access to food with good nutritional content is as great as it has ever been. As we look

forward to the opening of the Heaven’s Table pantry, I am very grateful to all who have

stepped up to lay the groundwork for this ministry and am excited about the opportunity

for our two congregations to partner together to do God’s work in this part of the greater

Cincinnati community.”

There is no residency requirement; Heaven’s Table visitors will be asked to provide

basic information to register, and be given a reusable bag for future trips to the pantry.

For more information, please email quinnchapelforestpark@gmail.com.