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Check out our current opportunities below. This is is updated regularly, so check back for more. Know of an opportunity in NWA? Contact our missions team at

First Baptist Rogers operates multiple food pantry opportunities. Our goal is to be welcoming, friendly, and service-oriented towards those individuals and families that are in need while ministering and sharing the gospel. We are looking for weekly volunteers as well as ministry leaders. If you have questions about this ministry opportunity, please contact our Missions Team at

The Food Pantry is open at our Olive Street Campus at 626 W Olive Street, Rogers, AR. The Spanish and English food pantry times are now combined each Tuesday and Friday. This ministry operates regularly and needs ongoing volunteer support. 

Tuesdays – 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Fridays – 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

The Mobile Food Pantry is an extension of our food distribution effort to expand into other communities around Northwest Arkansas. Currently, we are operating out of our Siloam Springs campus at 1950 Highway 412 E., Siloam Springs, AR. Working with our All Nations Community Church en Español, our focus is the Hispanic/Latino community in this area. Volunteers are needed on an ongoing basis. Below are the current dates we will be providing this opportunity. 

Sunday, August 6 - 1:30-4:00 PM
Sunday, September 10 - 1:30-4:00 PM
Sunday, October 15 - 1:30-4:00 PM
Sunday, November 12 - 1:30-4:00 PM

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We offer a weekly Community Meal to those in need within Northwest Arkansas. This ministry operates out of our Olive Street campus at 626 W Olive Street, Rogers AR. We need 20-30 weekly volunteers to help cook, wash dishes, serve food, and minster to physical and spiritual needs of those present. This ministry serves those who speak English, Spanish, and Marshallese.  

Fridays – 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM

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Another ministry opportunity working in conjunction with our Food Pantry and Community Meal ministries on Fridays, is our Shower Service. Bathrooms with shower facilities will be made available for men, women, and children. Volunteers are needed on an ongoing basis to maintain and facilitate this ministry opportunity. 

The Shower Service is currently not operating while we look for a coordinator. If you are interested in leading this ministry or volunteering when it begins to operate, please contact the Missions Team at

In conjunction with our Food Pantry and Community Meal ministries, we will offer an Essentials Closet stocked with new items such as socks, under garments and T-shirts and hygiene items for those in need. Volunteering for this opportunity is a great way to share a friendly smile and show compassion and dignity to those you minister to.

Fridays – 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

We are currently taking in new socks, undergarments, T-shirts, and hygiene products. We will also be doing seasonal drives for gently used coats, gloves, and scarves in the late fall and winter. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the Missions Team at