First Fruit Ministries is now feeding around 31,000 plates of food a year, and our women's and family transitional housing is currently full.  Additionally, we are now working with nineteen widows and others unable to leave their homes, whom we provide with hot meals, home visits and prayer, and transportation to Thursday night church services.  Local demand for our medical center has grown enormously.  We are grateful to God for bringing Wilmington's poeple in need to us.

As our outreach to the community grows, our cost of operations and need for volunteers grows as well.  The ministry needs people who will join in and support the work that we do with prayers, financial resources, and time.  To this end, we have established a Partnership Program.  We welcome your partnership through prayer or financial giving.  You can become a financial or prayer partner by completing one of the forms below or by contacting us directly.

We gratefully accept one time and monthly online credit card donations.  Please click here to get started.

It takes a lot of resources to care for the hundreds of people touched by First Fruit Ministries each week.  If you are interested in collecting donations for First Fruit, we can always use the following:

Cleaning Supplies

Pine Sol Clorox Windex

Dawn Detergent Gain Detergent

Mop Heads Trash Bags (55 Gal. and 13 Gal.)

Office Supplies

Paper Pens Pencils Envelopes Stamps Ink Cartridges Binders

Notepads Folders Highlighters Toner Staples Paperclips

Post-it Notes Copier            Computers Printers Monitors Laptops

Vehicle Needs

Gas for Vehicles Oil Tires

Transmission Fluid Antifreeze Inspections

Annual Registration Fees Repairs

Building Maintenance Supplies

Tools String Trimmer (Weedeater) Lawn Mower Blower

Rake Shovel Fencing Storage Shed

Gardening Supplies  Seeds Repair Costs Maintenance Costs

Kitchen/Outreach Supplies

Paper Plates Paper Cups Plastic Utensils Carry Out Bags Crock Pots Sugar

Water Rice Pasta Tea Coffee Butter

Seasonings Milk Eggs Ice Aluminum Foil Saran Wrap

Resident Personal Hygiene Supplies

Toilet Paper (Individual Rolls) Toilet Paper (Large Commercial Roles) Paper Towels (Center Pull) Tissues Hand Soap Shampoo Conditioner

Toothpaste Toothbrushes Deodorant Hairspray Soap Feminine Hygiene Products Towels

Washcloths Laundry Detergent Linens Pillows Blankets Miscellaneous Toiletries Bus Tickets

Worship Equipment

Monitors Cords

Microphones

Various Instruments

Utility Bill Sponsorship

Progress Energy Waste Management

Piedmont Natural Gas AT & T

Alltel Cape Fear Public Utilities (Water)

Sunday:  7PM to 10PM
Serve hot meals on the streets to homeless individuals: Meet at 2750 Vance St. at 7PM; call Ron for details 617-9353

Monday
Cook dinner for residents of Wilmington Dream Center: Transitional Housing; call Karen for details 612-9442

Tuesday:  11AM to 1PM 
Give out boxes of food to low-income families: come to 2750 Vance St. at 10:45AM, or call Karen at 612-9442

Wednesday: 10AM to 2PM
Give out boxes of food to low-income families: come to 2750 Vance St. at 9:45am, ask for Ron, or call Ron at 612-1653

Wednesday: 7PM to 10PM
Serve hot meals on the streets to homeless individuals: Meet at 2750 Vance St. at 7PM; call Ron for details 612-1653

Thursday:  8PM to 10PM
Serve at Street Church meeting with dinner following time of worship and encouraging message, meet at 2750 Vance St. at 7:45PM, for details or to help with transportation to and from shelters call Rick at 612-9437

Friday
Cook dinner for residents of Wilmington Dream Center: Transitional Housing; call Karen for details 612-9442

Saturday: 9AM to 11AM
Do neighborhood outreach through Adopt-A-Block, meet at 2750 Vance St. at 9AM, for details call Rick at 612-9437