St Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church

Our mission to serve everyone who comes to our door a healthy takeaway meal in a manner that respects their dignity and privacy. We do not require id nor ask any questions. Our guests are primarily adults from the neighborhood, but some have come via subway from as far as the Bronx, Chelsea, and Midtown. Many are unhoused and living in nearby Riverside Park. In addition to meals, we give out toiletries and other incidentals that have been donated by parish members and provide information on local resources.

The Saint Ignatius of Antioch soup kitchen offers healthy takeaway meals every Saturday at 4 PM and every Monday at 7 PM from our entrance at 552 West End Avenue. Our volunteer-run soup kitchen has operated for more than 35 years, continuing to serve our community through hurricanes, blizzards and a global pandemic. Since June 2022, in addition to serving our Soup Kitchen guests, we have been delivering 15 packaged meals to the Homeward NYC Shelter on Saturday afternoons. It is an inter-generational shelter, providing housing to young mothers and their children as well as elderly men and women. In 2023, we served over 2700 guests.