
The Love Your Neighbor Personal Pantry offers vital community support by providing essential hygiene and household necessities that cannot be purchased with state assistance. This initiative offers practical help to individuals and families facing challenging times.
From seniors on fixed incomes to families recovering from crises, our pantry addresses real needs in our community. Thanks to the generosity of our church family and local partners, we help restore dignity, alleviate financial stress, and bring encouragement to neighbors who need support.
More than just a pantry, this ministry fosters relationships, offers prayer, and shares the love of Jesus in a tangible manner. Together, we’re making a meaningful impact—one neighbor, one family, and one act of kindness at a time.
“Love your neighbor as yourself.” — Luke 10:27 ❤️
Personal Pantry Distribution Information
The Love Your Neighbor community support pantry is offered on a drive-through basis to make the distribution process safe, efficient, and convenient for everyone.
Distribution Schedule
📅 Second Saturday of each month
🕙 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Pre-packed bags containing household necessities and personal care items will be placed directly into your vehicle by our volunteers.
Important Drive-Through Instructions
Please remain in your vehicle at all times.
Volunteers wearing orange safety vests will direct traffic and provide instructions upon arrival.
There is no need to get out of your car during any part of the distribution process.
Please have your photo ID and proof of State Assistance ready for verification when you enter the parking lot.
Traffic & Parking Guidelines
To help us serve as many families as possible and maintain a safe environment, please follow these guidelines:
If our parking lot is full, line up in the curbed northbound lane of Center Road.
Do not block streets, intersections, or private driveways.
If you are traveling southbound on Center Road, please continue past the line, find a safe location to turn around, and then join the line from the northbound side.
Do not pass vehicles waiting in line or attempt to cut into the line. Anyone disregarding these instructions may be asked to leave.
When exiting the parking lot, vehicles will be required to make a right-hand turn onto Center Road to help ensure a safe and orderly traffic flow.
A Few Things to Remember
Our mission is to serve as many individuals, families, and seniors in our community as possible. Because this community support pantry is sustained through donations, product availability may vary from month to month. While we may not always have every item you need, including household necessities and personal care items, we are committed to sharing what we have with as many people as possible.
We appreciate your patience, kindness, and cooperation as our volunteers work hard to serve everyone efficiently and with dignity.
Questions?
📞 Phone: 989-213-3331
Thank you for allowing us to serve you. We look forward to seeing you at the next pantry distribution and being a blessing to you and your family. ❤️
Each month, the Love Your Neighbor community support pantry provides a variety of essential household necessities and personal care items. While items may vary based on donations and availability, our monthly kits often include: Personal Care Items such as Shampoo, Body Wash, Liquid Hand Soap, and Toothpaste. Our Paper Goods section frequently features Toilet Paper, Paper Towels, 13-Gallon Trash Bags, and Zipper Storage Bags. In terms of Cleaning Supplies, we typically include Laundry Detergent, Dish Soap, All-Purpose Cleaner, and Toilet Bowl Cleaner. Important Note: The products included in each kit are distributed based on current inventory and donations received. While we strive to provide these household necessities every month, availability may vary. Our goal is to help meet the basic needs of as many families, individuals, and senior citizens as possible.
Our community support pantry offers essential household necessities such as toothbrushes, denture tabs and adhesive, deodorant for both males and females, shaving cream, razors, feminine pads, bladder leak pads for women, and dry pet food for dogs or cats. Occasionally, we also have pet treats available. Our goal is to care for the whole family—including beloved pets—by providing practical support through these personal care items and helping stretch household budgets a little further. ❤️

Your support and contribution of any amount will enable us to keep the community support pantry stocked with essential household necessities and personal care items, allowing us to continue serving our neighbors with love.

With this option, you help us build a kit for our recipients that includes essential household necessities like personal care items, paper goods, and cleaning supplies. It also allows for specialty items that the recipient can choose during pickup, further enhancing our community support pantry.

Use this option when you wish to allocate your financial gift in Memory or Honor of a loved one. Please include a brief description in the 'Donation Comments' section so we can ensure that your gift is directed towards our community support pantry, helping provide household necessities and personal care items.
On May 25, 2023, Mid-Michigan Now Fox 66 Television featured the Love Your Neighbor Personal Pantry as part of their Unsung Heroes Segment. This community support pantry provides essential household necessities and personal care items to those in need. You can learn more about the pantry by reading the story, viewing photos, and watching the video of the segment by clicking below.

John & Charlotte Yates
We recognize that John and Charlotte Yates of Yates Petroleum Corporation had many opportunities to support charitable causes, and we are deeply grateful that they chose to invest in our ministry. Their generous contribution made it possible to launch the Love Your Neighbor Personal Pantry, serving countless individuals and families in our community. We are dedicated to being faithful stewards of their donation and trust, ensuring that it directly benefits those in need of household necessities and personal care items. Thank you for your generosity and support.
Garber Automotive
We are sincerely grateful to Garber Automotive for their generous donation to the pantry in May 2024. Garber is widely known for their community support, and we are honored to be among the recipients of their kindness. Thank you for helping us continue to serve our neighbors in need with essential supplies from our pantry.
The Kloha Group Realty & Kloha Contracting
The Kloha Group Realty has been a faithful annual supporter of the pantry, while Kloha Contracting generously donated the shelving necessary for organizing household necessities in our pantry. We are thankful for their ongoing partnership and commitment to helping our community. Their kindness and generosity have made a meaningful difference.
Meijer (Gratiot Road, Saginaw)
Thank you to Meijer for providing a generous gift card that enabled us to purchase much-needed supplies, including personal care items for the pantry. We greatly appreciate their support in meeting the needs of those we serve.
Pet Supplies Plus (State Street, Saginaw)
We are grateful to Pet Supplies Plus for allowing us to collect pet supplies from their donation bin. Their generosity helps us keep our pet pantry stocked, ensuring families can care for their beloved pets during difficult times. Thank you for your continued support.
New Life Saginaw
New Life Saginaw has provided generous donations that have helped us keep the pantry supplied with household necessities for our neighbors in need. We deeply appreciate their partnership and support and look forward to collaborating on future community outreach efforts.
Sweet Choices Cake Decorating School & Supplies
The owner of Sweet Choices Cake Decorating School & Supplies has been a longtime supporter of the pantry, regularly donating needed supplies. We are thankful for their faithful generosity and commitment to serving our community.
Old Town Christian Outreach Center
The Senior Saints group from Old Town Christian Outreach Center collected and delivered donations to the pantry. We extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated and contributed, as your generosity is making a significant difference in the lives of our neighbors.
St. John Vianney
Thank you to St. John Vianney for sponsoring the Love Your Neighbor Personal Pantry in February. The abundance of items collected, including personal care items, was a tremendous blessing and greatly appreciated. It was a privilege to partner with your congregation. In return, we were honored to support your March pet food collection, benefiting a local animal shelter. Thank you for your compassion and community spirit.