First & Santa Cruz Lutheran Church – Blessing Bench -Food Pantry

First & Santa Cruz Lutheran Church operates the Blessing Bench Food Pantry in downtown Joliet, a ministry established in 1998 that serves food-insecure individuals and families with supplemental groceries, fresh produce, and pantry staples. Located at 55 W. Benton Street, the church is an urban parish affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America that operates as a bilingual, multi-ethnic community serving an average of 70 families during distribution days, with support from the Northern Illinois Food Bank and various community partners.