St. John's Mission Garden

St. John's Mission Garden St. John's Mission Garden offers a wide variety of healthy, fresh vegetables to meet a growing need from low income families in the Metro East. The St.

We welcome volunteers as we strive to provide our community with nutritious food to those in need. John’s United Methodist Church Mission Garden began when our congregation asked itself a simple question: How can we make a difference in our community, using the resources we have? We felt a call to use our land (the site of the former Burns Nursery at 7372 Marine Road in Edwardsville) to help other

s and to witness visibly to the love of God for the hungry and needy among us. In its inaugural year of 2012, our Mission Garden yielded over 16,000 vegetables-approximately 8 1/2 tons! This included tomatoes, squash, peppers, kale, cucumbers, zucchini, collards, and much more! Our produce is all GIVEN AWAY to food pantries and soup kitchens in our area, providing fresh healthy vegetables to those whose budgets are stretched and whose diets may rely heavily on canned goods and starchy, low-protein foods. We rely on volunteers for planting, weeding, occasional watering... more weeding... picking...extra weeding...and delivering vegetables to pantries. The need is great, and we are making a difference, but we cannot do this without your help! Please follow and like our page, share our posts and our story with others, and please call the church (618-656-1853) or email [email protected] to find out how you can be a part of this thriving ministry!

This is why we do what we do! Thanks to Making A Difference and all the other pantries that help distribute our fresh ve...
09/05/2026

This is why we do what we do! Thanks to Making A Difference and all the other pantries that help distribute our fresh veggies to people in need. 🙂 Join the gardening crew by messaging here or emailing [email protected].

Come out on Wednesday at 7am when we are picking for the Glen-Ed Pantry , United Methodist Church of East Saint Louis ,...
09/04/2026

Come out on Wednesday at 7am when we are picking for the Glen-Ed Pantry , United Methodist Church of East Saint Louis , Main Street Community Center and Riverbend Head Start & Family Services

Our scripture this week, from Galatians 6:9--- "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will re...
09/01/2026

Our scripture this week, from Galatians 6:9--- "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." Come on out and reap the harvest with us on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday MORNINGs, or Thursday EVENINGS.

FOUR. TONS. Thanks to all who are picking, weeding, delivering and praying for the garden this season!
08/31/2026

FOUR. TONS. Thanks to all who are picking, weeding, delivering and praying for the garden this season!

It's nearly September. Just a few more weeks of picking vegetables this season! Don't miss the chance to help get fresh ...
08/25/2026

It's nearly September. Just a few more weeks of picking vegetables this season! Don't miss the chance to help get fresh food to pantries in our area. We are picking TOMORROW (Wednesday) at 7am, and also Thursday EVENING at 6:00, and Saturday MORNING at 8:00.

Thanks to Mary Lou for picking up every Saturday morning for Caseyville Pantry and Making A Difference. We rely on our r...
08/22/2026

Thanks to Mary Lou for picking up every Saturday morning for Caseyville Pantry and Making A Difference. We rely on our regular drivers to get fresh vegetables to pantries during their open hours.

Thanks to the BEET BOX from Goshen Market Foundation for all that they do to get fresh vegetables to people who need the...
08/17/2026

Thanks to the BEET BOX from Goshen Market Foundation for all that they do to get fresh vegetables to people who need them! We're proud to provide fresh food to so many great pantries and feeding programs. 🙂

A peaceful Monday to you. ✌️
08/17/2026

A peaceful Monday to you. ✌️

Thanks to Making A Difference and all of our partner pantries for helping to feed the hungry across the Metro East 🙂
08/08/2026

Thanks to Making A Difference and all of our partner pantries for helping to feed the hungry across the Metro East 🙂

Address

7372 Marine Road
Edwardsville, IL
62025

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 8:30am
Wednesday 7am - 8:30am
Thursday 6pm - 7:30pm
Saturday 8am - 9:30am

Telephone

(618) 656-1853

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