The following list of food banks, free meals, and community pantries was compiled by the Upshur County Family Resource Network as of Wednesday, October 29, 2025. Please email ucfrn@yahoo.com with any questions or updates.
Please visit this link for updated food resource listings for all West Virginia counties. The West Virginia Family Resource Network webpage also has several resources available.
Finally, you can dial 2-1-1 for confidential assistance and support services offered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Chapel Hill United Methodist Church
Program: Free Dinner
Address: 88 S. Kanawha St., Buckhannon, WV
Phone: (304) 472-6904
Email: chapelhillumchurch@gmail.com
Facebook: facebook.com/ChapelHillUnitedMethodist
Hours: Wednesdays at 5 p.m.
Eligibility: Open to all
Feed My Sheep Food Outreach, Inc.
Programs: Free Meals and Groceries
Address: 2357 Brushy Fork Rd., Buckhannon, WV
Email: fmsfo23@aol.com
Facebook: facebook.com/Feed-My-Sheep-Food-Outreach-Inc
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Free meal: 1st & 3rd Mondays, 4 p.m.
Free groceries: 4th Saturday, 9 a.m.
Pop-up Events: Twice per week, posted online here
Eligibility: Open to all
First Baptist Church
Program: Free Meal
Address: 42 Hart Ave., Buckhannon, WV 26201
Phone: (304) 472-4789
Facebook: facebook.com/fbcbwv
Hours: 2nd Tuesday, 5 p.m.
Eligibility: Open to all
Free Meals Appalachia
Program: Free Meal
Address: First Presbyterian Church, 5 N. Locust St., Buckhannon, WV 26201
Email: iamh.schneider@yahoo.com
Website: linktr.ee/freemealsaf
Facebook: facebook.com/groups/1740589632829620
Hours: 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 4 p.m.
Eligibility: Open to all
Mountaineer Food Bank Mobile Pantry
Program: Fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and baked goods
Location: Way of Holiness Church, 2337 Old Weston Rd., Buckhannon
Phone: (304) 364-5518
Facebook: facebook.com/MountaineerFood
Next Distribution: 10–11:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 7 (last box for 2025)
Process: Drive-up food box distribution
Upshur Cooperative Parish – Parish House & Crosslines
Locations:
- Buckhannon: 68 College Ave.
- Rock Cave: 4 Church St. (former church across from Banks District VFD)
Phone: (304) 472-0743
Email: office@parishhouse.org
Website: parishhouse.org
Services Offered:
- Food pantry (monthly)
- Rental & utility assistance (every 6 months)
- Personal and feminine hygiene items (monthly)
- Clothing vouchers (every 3 months)
- Free lunch Wednesdays & Fridays at 12 p.m. (Buckhannon location)
- Holiday boxes and school supplies
- Weekly diaper bank (Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.–1 p.m.)
Hours:
- Buckhannon: Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
- Rock Cave: Wednesdays, 12–4 p.m.
Eligibility: TEFAP guidelines (bring Social Security card or similar document for verification)
Blessing Boxes & Little Free Pantries
- Brushstroke Ministry – 81 S. Kanawha St.
- Buckhannon Housing Authority – 23½ Hinkle Dr.
- Buckhannon Manor – 10 Nona St. (on the island)
- Calvary Baptist Church – 176 S. Kanawha St.
- Chapel Hill UMC – 88 S. Kanawha St. (behind church)
- Holy Rosary Catholic Church – 35 Franklin St. (parking lot)
- Jawbone Park – Near pavilions on Spring St. side
- Living Word Church of God – 16 Thurman Ave. (North Buckhannon)
- Nay Chapel Church – 43 Ulderich Ln., old Elkins Rd. toward Ellamore
- Rotary Playground – Corner of Wood & S. Florida Sts.
- South Buckhannon Mission Church – 152 Randolph St.
- Tennerton UMC – 126 Tallmansville Rd.
- Tom Ander Mission Center Church – ⅛ mile on right down Abbott Rd.
- WV Wesleyan College – 59 College Ave., behind Chapel
