Cranford United Methodist Church
Loving God in Community
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WORSHIP SERVICE
9:30 AM
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We are so glad that you have decided to check us out at Cranford United Methodist Church!
We are a group of imperfect people seeking to know and love God. We are together with God
because of God’s love and commitment to humanity and together as a family in faith learning
to embody this love and commitment to each other and beyond into the world.
One grocery bag can help feed a family. As you shop this week, please consider picking up a few extra items and bringing them to the Drive-Thru Food Collection on Saturday, August 8 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the Cranford United Methodist Church Parking Lot (next to the Cranford Library)
Cranford United Methodist Church invites you to participate in our monthly Drive-Thru Food Collection. Simply add a few extra items to your grocery cart, drive through our parking lot, and our volunteers will unload your donations for you. It's an easy way to help neighbors in need.
All donations benefit Cranford Family Care and St. Joseph's Social Services Center in Elizabeth.
How It Works
1. Place your donations in your trunk.
2. Drive into the church parking lot.
3. Pop your trunk, and our volunteers will unload everything for you!
Please check expiration dates before donating.
Suggested Items:
Fresh Produce: Apples, Pears, Potatoes, Sweet potatoes, Celery, Onions, Garlic, Carrots.
Pantry Staples: Coffee, Peanut butter, Salt and pepper, Cooking oil, Spices, Salad dressing, Jam or jelly, Sugar, Flour, Mayonnaise, Ketchup, Pasta, Pasta sauce, Rice, Evaporated milk.
Canned Goods: Tuna, Chicken
Household Essentials: Cleaning supplies, Toilet paper.
Cranford Family Care's Greatest Needs:
Kids' snacks
Juice Boxes
Cookies, crackers, and chips
Canned peas
Jam or jelly
Rice
Condiments
Toilet paper
Diapers (Sizes 5, 6, and 7)
Tuna
St. Joseph's Most-Needed Items
White rice (1- or 2-pound bags)
Peanut butter
Pasta
Canned or pouched chicken
Canned tuna
High-fiber, low-sugar cereal
Can't Make It on August 8?
Donations are accepted year-round in the collection bin next to the Little Free Pantry in the church parking lot. The bin is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
We'd Love Your Help!
Our Drive-Thru Food Collection is held on the second Saturday of every month. Volunteers of all ages are welcome—bring the whole family! Just stop by the church parking lot at 10:00 a.m.
We welcome our new pastor, Hayoung Kim.
Pastor HyunHui Kim's Last Day at CUMC - June 14, 2026
Hey, neighbors. Did you know that there is a Little Free Pantry in the parking lot of the church? It was built by Eagle Scout Josh Schwartz. In this time when so many families are being cut off from food assistance, the pantry is in great need of food. If you can help out, please drop off your food donations anytime, 24/7. If the pantry is full, please use the overflow bin located below the pantry.
STATEMENT OF WELCOME
Cranford UMC is a Reconciling Congregation of the United Methodist Church
"In full expression of god's grace and love, the Cranford United Methodist Church embraces our human family's diversity of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, race, ethnicity, age, and physical and mental abilities. In our faith journey together, we welcome and affirm all people as beloved children of God and as unique members of the body of Christ."
Click the radio image to listen to Pastor HyunHui being interviewed by Bernie Wagenblast.