First Refuge Ministries

11/27/2025

🍁🧡 Happy Thanksgiving from First Refuge Ministries! 🧡🍁

This season, we give thanks to God for His goodness and for each of you—our volunteers, partners, and friends who help us share Christ’s love in our community. Your support brings hope to so many.

Holiday Closure: Our offices will be closed Thanksgiving Day and Friday, reopening Monday, December 1, 2025.

May your homes be filled with joy, peace, and God’s blessings.
Happy Thanksgiving! 🙏🍂

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11/18/2025

Thank you to the Women of Argyle for having First Refuge Ministries as the guest nonprofit for your monthly meeting. It was an honor for Mark Roberts to share our mission and impact. Thank you for the food donations as well.

11/18/2025

Thank you to the The LakeHaus and Legacy Lines & Tunes for helping us to provide essential food to families in Denton this holiday season. If you are interested in doing a food drive to support First Refuge Ministries to help families this holiday season please email info@firstrm.org

11/11/2025

🇺🇸 Honoring Our Heroes 🇺🇸

Today, we honor and thank the brave men and women who have served our country. Your courage, sacrifice, and dedication inspire us all.

In observance of Veterans Day, our office will be closed today.
Let us never forget the freedom we enjoy because of those who served.

11/05/2025

Our team will be attending the Right Now Media Conference Nov. 5–7!

✅ Wed, Nov 5: Pantry open (volunteers leading!)
🚫 Thu, Nov 6: Office & pantry closed
🚫 Fri, Nov 7: Office closed

We’ll be back and ready to serve on Monday, Nov 10!

11/03/2025

We're Here To Help! Join us for a pre-Thanksgiving mobile distribution.

Nov. 4, 10 a.m.–12 p.m., C.H. Collins Athletic Complex (Denton).
More sites: tafb.org/find-food-north

All neighbors welcome - including those impacted by the federal shutdown or SNAP pause. Resources will be available to serve up to 1,000 families while supplies remain.

11/01/2025

10/31/2025

Urgent call to action! With the federal government shutdown looming, roughly 460,000 people across North Texas could face the temporary loss of their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

At First Refuge Ministries, we’re gearing up for a surge in food-insecurity — but we cannot do this alone.

👉 You can help right now: https://a.co/68hYxjy
Purchase essential items from our Amazon Wish List so our Food Pantry is ready to support families whose lifeline has been cut.

✨Together we can make sure no family in our community goes to bed hungry. Your small act today = hope & nourishment tomorrow.

10/30/2025

Beginning November 1, more than 3,000 Denton residents who rely on SNAP benefits will temporarily lose access to crucial food resources as the current federal government shutdown continues.

If you or someone you know needs help, visit this page for a list of local food pantries in Denton and the surrounding area: http://bit.ly/432Hxt3

Community members who wish to help their neighbors can make a monetary donation to the United Way of Denton County’s temporary Food Insecurity Relief Fund to support neighbors in need: bit.ly/49trjgv.

Eligible households are encouraged to continue applying for SNAP benefits, as the state manages applications and is not currently affected by the shutdown. Benefits are expected to be distributed retroactively once federal operations resume. To apply for benefits or book an in-person appointment with a SNAP specialist at Serve Denton, visit https://bit.ly/4hwWp8V.

10/30/2025

First Refuge Ministries had a blast at Andy B's Denton FREE Tent or Treat last night! Our team passed out candy, met tons of families, and even our Executive Director, Mark Roberts, joined the fun in costume (some kids loved it… others weren’t so sure 😄).

We’re so grateful to Andy B’s for donating 10% of proceeds to support the work of First Refuge Ministries in serving families across Denton. 💙