Who are we?

We are an all volunteer soup kitchen that rarely serves soup.  We welcome  whomever shows up with a good attitude and a good appetite.   We  provide  a cheerful, family friendly place to eat a meal and to visit with other people. due to covid-19 mostly to-go meals .  Dine-in meals Saturdays except last one.  2nd Monday an last Friday

               MISSION AND VISION
We exist to serve those hungry body and soul.  Our meals are open to all with a good appetite and a good attitude.  We strive to serve wholesome nutritious food in a safe, warm family friendly setting.

We envision  people they wanting what we have.   We show them our heart when we serve them  just as we would serve guests at Jesus' banquet table. 

                  WHO DO WE SERVE? 
Our  guests are people who are having a hard time stretching their budgets to eat healthily.  Illness, accidents, job loss, poor paying jobs, low pensions plus high cost of living deprive many individuals and families  of a way to have healthy diets. Some of our guests are  homeless. Other people are hungry for companionship.

In  1989 Stephanie and Mark Halland, with group of people, including  Naomi Davidson, were led to start serving a family-style meal the last  week of the month. This meal was served at the Alliance Church, under  the name Community Kitchen. Their first meal had 18 guests. In 1990  Naomi Davidson took over, and those meals have grown over the years.  

By  1998 a group of folks(Feeding the Flathead), including B., started  talking with Naomi and Community Kitchen about coming along side them in  order to serve people more meals. The Alliance Church could not give up  more use of their fellowship hall, so Feeding the Flathead found other  places to serve their meals. They had their start at the old Valley  Victory Church on Main street. They moved between several other places  including, the Dry Been Saloon, Serendipity Street, and the old VFW  upstairs. A few times they also served meals out on the street.  

In  2003 Community Kitchen, and Feeding the Flathead decided to join  forces. During this merger it was discovered that both ministries had  chosen *Matthew 25:31-40 as the basis for their ministries. This was  further confirmation that they were to merge, and by 2004 Community  Kitchen-Feeding the Flathead was Ia 501c3 organization. 
Community  Kitchen continued to serve meals  at Alliance Church, and Feeding the  Flathead was blessed to serve from St. Matthews parish. Over the last 12  years we have moved between a few churches. We currently serve meals  from: Central Christian Church. 
All  of our staffing needs are filled by volunteers. There are always people  behind the scenes serving in one way or another. Some transport food,  others do computer work. Impeccable volunteer bookkeepers have kept our  records beyond reproach. Our kitchen co-ordination, cooking, serving and  clean up staff are also all volunteers.