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In downtown Kinston, Mary’s Kitchen stands as a beacon of hope and nourishment for those in need. Established in July 1984 by the Rev. Dr. John Russell, the Rector of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church at the time, Mary’s Kitchen has been providing meals to individuals regardless of their circumstances.
Mary’s Kitchen celebrated a re-dedication on Sunday September 24th, capping a major renovation project. The time-honored soup kitchen located on Independence Street held an Open House from 2 to 4 p.m. welcoming clients, volunteers, and supporters to tour the freshly updated building.
Smart Kinston City Project Foundation is happy to announce the presentation to Jim Godfrey of Mary's Kitchen with the original oil painting by smART Artist Seraphim Smith of the "Everlasting Picnic" or, a Southern version of the Last Supper.
It’s a season of growth for Kinston teenager Killen Harper as she celebrates six months of her unique non-profit organization, Carolina Greens. Since January 2021, Killen has turned her family’s backyard on Stockton Rd. into a compact, productive garden growing vegetables she donates to Mary’s Kitchen and Greenville’s JOY Soup Kitchen.
Each year, our organization enjoys participation in an outreach effort. With generous donations from our students and team, we will be delivering boxes of soup to Mary’s Kitchen. This wonderful organization makes a huge impact in our community feeding folks a lunchtime meal 7 days a week, all year long. On average, approximately 130 meals are served each day.
Recently, the Webelos II den of Cub Scouts Pack 41 (Gordon Street Christian Church in Kinston) completed a service project of loaf bread collection to benefit Mary’s Kitchen. On Tuesday, March 3 the six boys exceeded their goal and delivered 79 loaves of bread to Mr. Jim Godfrey, Director of Mary’s Kitchen.
While in town for the ninth annual Freedom Classic, players and coaches from the Air Force Academy visited residents at the N.C. State Veterans Home, while players from the Naval Academy visited Mary’s Kitchen.
Local artist and marketing specialist Seraphim Smith has been the driving force toward dinners at the Herritage raising thousands of dollars for Mary’s Kitchen.
Local organizations teamed up on Wednesday to identify the homeless population in Lenoir County.
Spring Arbor and HHHunt have teamed up to send Mary’s Kitchen thousands of items and dollars for the Christmas season.
