Home + Table

Home + Table is the Union Combined Parish's flagship initiative aimed at counteracting housing and food insecurity across Boston. Because we believe that the church is spiritual home shaped around the Lord's Table, we're developing sanctuary and practicing communion in real, tangible, and materials ways. As follows of Jesus, we live out our faith by doing what Jesus did—build homes and feed people.

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Home: We're building on Union's legacy of seeking housing justice. In the 1970s, Union Church developed the Meth-Union Cooperator Manor, a 149-unit, four building affordable housing project. In 2021, Union Church converted its parsonage into the Hilda Evans House and, in 2023, opened the Brighton Methodist House for African and Black seminarians.

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Table: We're feeding God's people. For over 50 years, the Food Pantry at Union Church has served hundreds of families each month. At Old West Church, the groundbreaking Food Forest helps source meals, and symbolizes God's bounty and stewardship of the earth. We also host a weekly Monday Night Dinner at Old West Church that serves over 200 plates for our neighbors wanting a free, warm meal.