In November, 2020 the Presbyterian Church of Palatine opened a food pantry to serve local neighbors in need. In our initial phase, we were working with our next-door neighbor, Winston Elementary School, identifying a number of families with students at Winston to participate in our pantry ministry. In the spring of 2022 we were able to expand service to the families of children attending Virginia Lake Elementary and Jane Adams Elementary schools.

Lists of items available in our pantry are distributed to the selected families who indicate which items they would like to receive. Those items are bagged by volunteers and ready for pick up at the church every other Thursday afternoon.

If you would like to contribute to our pantry either with a monetary contribution or by donating non-perishable food items, please contact the church office (847-358-4650 / office@palatinepres.com). 

PCOP Food Pantry Vision Statement:

The Presbyterian Church of Palatine (PCOP) seeks to demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ with compassion in our neighborhood and community. As God’s disciples, our focus is to promote health and well-being in a manner that restores individual dignity by distributing sustenance and nutrition through good quality food to those living among us that are hungry or suffering from food insecurity. 

PCOP Food Pantry Mission Statement:

Through God’s grace PCOP, as a faith community in partnership with community volunteers, will provide nutritious food to individuals and families of CCSD15 Winston Elementary school who are in need.

Value Statements:

 We believe —

• demonstrating the love of Jesus Christ with compassion

• everyone has the right to be free from hunger

• everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect

• families need community support to be successful

• this faith community has a role/social responsibility to God’s people

• everyone deserves to have the option of healthy nutrition choices