Free Plant Giveaway on Saturday, October 25th, from 10am to 2pm, located at the Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries building in Wallace, NC. This generous donation to the community was made by Johnson Nursery Corporation in Willard, NC. Monetary Donations will… Read more: DCOM hosting a Free plant giveaway

The Southern Lights located in Willard, NC is partnering with Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries this year for a special Southern Lights Night! A portion of proceeds from this evening will support their mission to serve and uplift our local community.… Read more: The Southern Lights and DCOM!

The Duplin Coalition for Health is partnering with Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries to host a food collection drive to support our local food pantries. This collection drive will take place during the month of October to coincide with and celebrate… Read more: Food Collection Drive: October 2025

On Sunday, August 3, 2025, Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries (DCOM) celebrated its 20th anniversary with a program and open house at the  DCOM office, located at 514 South Norwood Street in Wallace. After 20 years, DCOM, which initially opened its… Read more: Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries Celebrates 20th Anniversary

In the early 2000’s, Rev. James Page, then pastor of the Adoram Baptist Church of Wallace, and Rev. Philip Gladden, then pastor of the Wallace Presbyterian Church of Wallace, began meeting for lunch at Andy’s (now Highway 55) in Wallace.… Read more: DCOM Celebrates 20th Anniversary

On April 30,2025 a celebration was held to honor the 2024-2025 Backpack Ministry volunteers. Also present at the celebration were pastors from supporting churches, members of the Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries (DCOM) Board of Directors, and other community leaders.

Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries (DCOM) was present for the Community Resource Day at the Magnolia Park on Saturday, June 21, 2025. Information regarding DCOM services, Feed Our Hungry Children/ Backpack Ministry, and Disaster Preparedness was distributed to those attending the… Read more: Magnolia Community Resource Day

During the 2024-2025 School Year 8,052 backpacks for the weekends were distributed to students from food insecure homes. 750 backpacks were also provided for summer distribution. Thank you to the area churches, organizations, social groups, businesses, individuals, and grantors whose… Read more: Feed Our Hungry Children/ Backpack Ministry 2024-2025 Year in Review

Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries announces a newly appointed Executive Director.  Tomme Maier is an alumnus to UNCW and has a great passion to serve and encourage others experiencing adversity especially in Duplin County where she was born and raised. Tomme… Read more: Introducing DCOM new Executive Director

Congratulations and Thank You to Ms. Jeralene Merritt as she retires from her position as Executive Director for DCOM.  It has been a wonderful 18 years of dedicated service to our ministry and the Duplin County community.  Jeralene has helped… Read more: RETIREMENT TIME!!

Thank you!  You’ve been a great big help and you deserve a great big thank you!!  Dear Blessings in Store,  Thank you so much for the books you donated to the Little Library and the Town of Teachey!  We are… Read more: Thank you from the Town of Teachey

Saturday 22 March 2025 Distribution Limited – One box per vehicle per visit. Today we had limited supplies because of inclement weather related to food pick up.  Bring your Snow Hill Community Photo ID card each visit. This speeds the… Read more: Snow Hill Community Pantry – March 22nd

Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries is celebrating Black History Month, February 2025.

Wallace Presbyterian Church – “Helping Hands Pantry” – 205 W Main Street, Wallace, NC  28466 Operation hours are:  9am until 11:30 am Tuesdays and Thursdays. A referral from DCOM is required. Rose Hill Methodist Church – 314 E Church Street,… Read more: 2025 Pantries Schedule Updated!

Saturday 8 February 2025 Distribution Limited – One box per vehicle per visit. Bring your Snow Hill Community Photo ID card each visit. This speeds the process. We thank God for you! Our next pantry distribution is Saturday, 22 February,… Read more: Snow Hill Community Pantry – February 8th 2025

Blessings in Store (BIS) opened its doors in August 2010 on SW Railroad St. in Wallace, NC.  The beginning inventory came from items left from a yard sale the previous year at the Wallace United Methodist Church.  By October of… Read more: BLESSINGS IN STORE

Photos of the food delivery and boxes prepared to give away for Christmas Event.    DCOM purchased food for the event. Central and Eastern Food banks donated a tractor trailer of food.  House of Raeford donated forty-four 10lb boxes of chicken,… Read more: Christmas 2024 Food Drive

Feed Our Hungry Children Backpack Ministry is an interdenominational effort to provide meals for food insecure school children in Duplin County Schools. The ministry currently serves five schools. Participants are identified by the school social workers. Backpacks are packed at… Read more: Backpack Ministry

DCOM in attendance at the Duplin County Health Department on August 1, 2024. It was a successful event, the DCHD saw a total of 184 children of those Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries “Crisis Center” gave out 102 Hygiene Bags .  Bags were prepared separately for girls… Read more: Back To School

The Veteran’s Stand Down Event that was held in Wallace ,NC was a very successful event.   There were 38 Vendors and DCOM was very proud to be listed in this event.   DCOM gave away Community Hygiene Gift Bags, which consisted… Read more: Veteran Stand Down

Wallace Presbyterian Church -“Helping Hands Pantry” 205 W Main Street, Wallace, NC 28466 Operation hours: 9am until 11:30am Tuesdays and Thursdays. A referral from DCOM is required. Rose Hill United Methodist Church 314 E Church Street, Rose Hill, NC 28458 Operation hours: 11am… Read more: Pantry List 2024

Located at 1224 Red Hill Road, Mt. Olive, NC.  28365.  Pantry open on 2nd and 4th Saturdays 10am until 11 am.    Applications are accepted on site.  Pre-backed boxes of food – Drive Through Event.

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Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries Pantries Schedule Tuesday and Thursday – Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries9am – 11:30 am 514 S. Norwood StreetWallace, NC 28466 Tuesday and Thursday Helping Hands Pantry Wallace Presbyterian Church9am – 11:45 am 205 W Main StreetWallace, NC 28455Note: Need… Read more: DCOM FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS

Duplin Christian Outreach Pantries are helping to build a stronger neighborhood by feeding people in need. DCOM area food pantries and other agencies handle the applicants’ needs according to DCOM criteria and the immediate need of the community.   There is… Read more: OUR GIFT TO YOU