Ministries

Here are a few of the ways our community is supported. Let us know if you’d like to be a part of the joy that is service.

Upper Adams Food Pantry

2nd and 4th Monday Each Month W/ Soup Kitchen Meal3rd Wednesday at noon: Food Pick-up Only

UA Food Pantry Financial Statement

(Audit 1/1/23 -12/31/23)

Receipts $28,541

Expenses $26,232

Checkbook Balance

1/1-2023

$56,224.74

12/31/2023

$58,898.61

Asset Increase $2,673.87

Giving Spree History

2017—$2,500

2018—$2,800

2019—$9,779

2020—$10,885

2021—$14,260

2022—$8,895

2023—$11,928

Community Involvement

Many local business donate food and other items to bring blessing to all those in need. Many non-profits take turns preparing the Soup Kitchen meal. Cash donation from foundations and local merchants along with the Giving Spree provides funding. All volunteer work to serve God. 100% of all food and donation goes to fund the Food Pantry.

Canner Football Ministry

Our involvement with the Varsity Football Team is A Tremendous Seed Planting Mission. We provide a hot meals for the Varsity Games. A few times we send a packed meal because of the distance. The meals are prepared by our Ladies Group from Centenary and Idaville Global Methodist Churches. The food for the meal is donated by businesses and church members.Pastor Gary plants seed with his words of hope each and every game. Pastor is also the chaplin for the Biglerville Canner team. Pastor also helps to coach as an assistant.

Canner Team

The team helps us to collect food at Kennie’s market in August. This is a meet the team and coach event. The canners also volunteer as servers for our Live-Alone-Dinner in December each year.

5th Quarter Celebration

Centenary & Idaville with help from the South Mountain Charge celebrate the Canners with 5th Quarter Celebration at the Centenary Parking Lot following all home games. We provide safe fun for the students and their parents. We provide Christian Music, Hot Dogs, Pizza, and lots of cookies and snacks. Thanks to the donations from our community its gets better and grows each year.

Live Alone Dinner

We provide a Christmas meal, entertainment and some fun events as we provide a meal for those that live alone. The group shares with old friends, and meet some new at this event. The Football Team serves our guests. Both Idaville and Centenary provides the cooking of this complete Christmas Dinner.

Movie Night Fellowship

We show recent spiritual movies and we bring a dish for our Potluck Meal. We host in fellowship hall because of the large screen TV that is available. This is bring a friend event. The community is invited to attend. We have 6-8 movie nights each year.

Revival On The Farm

This is our fourth year. This event is held on a farm close to Hampton, Pa. We have 12-15 churches of many different denomination’s host the event. It’s always the first Sunday in June and continue for the three evening following the Sunday kick-off. We have prayer tents, children programs, baptisms, and the invitation to come to the cross and make Jesus the Lord of your life. A different pastor each night provides the message from God. God’s revival ministry continues to grow each year. All the offerings are donated to 4 different local charities.

Community Blood Drive

We hold Blood Drives in Fellowship Hall @ Centenary in May and November of each year. This is hosted by the Central Pa. Blood Bank with all the blood donated being used in our local area.

99 N. Main Street • Biglerville, PA 17307

717-574-5639