The Hope Center at WoodsEdge has become an oasis for hundreds of people in the Houston metropolitan area and beyond for people looking for assistance, where our teams of volunteers serve them with love and dedication.
The Hope Center brings Jesus' love through our programs such as our food pantry, English classes (ESL), employment workshops, and legal assistance. Each class or workshop is an opportunity to show that God's love meets people exactly where they are, in both their physical and spiritual journeys.
Each story heard from our community of neighbors (clients) is a reminder that the Hope Center is not just about food, it's about people seeing Jesus through what we do: serving them without judging them. It's about pointing people to the One who promises, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty." (John 6:35)
"The Hope Center has helped us so much! Thank God we have it, and they continue to help us. This is a great help for our entire family. Thank you!" -Marta Maldonado
"It's a blessing for me to come here to receive food. I thank God because WoodsEdge Community Church has been a blessing to us. I thank God for being good! He never leaves us! And thank God for everyone who serves us. They are so kind, so caring, and so charismatic. For that, I thank God and the church." -Marylin Cortés
"I just want to say thank you to WoodsEdge, they have helped me a lot. The Hope Center has a lot of good things that we can use every day. I have told many of my friends to come, and they have come. They enjoyed it! Thank you very much for letting us come and get food as we need it." -Elke Cansler
"We appreciate the love, respect, fellowship and kindness we have received from all the volunteers at the food pantry. The hugs and nice words mean so much to us. I especially love the hat that was made by a volunteer which has kept me warm on these cold days." -Deanne Christensen
We are honored that God is using a few small buildings on the west side of WoodsEdge's campus to create an impact throughout the city of Houston. The Hope Center enables us to live out our mission to Bring Hope to the World—one neighbor, one class, and one family at a time.