This listing of free Christmas 2024 and New Year’s Day 2025 meals has been compiled by PA 211 East, a program of United Way of Lancaster County. For a PDF version, click here.
Pre-Christmas
Ebenezer Baptist Church
- 701 N. Lime St., Lancaster. Ph.: (717) 392-4292
- 12 noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22
- Dine in or takeout
- No reservation required
St. Anne’s and Our Lady of La Vang Parish
- 929 N. Duke St., Lancaster. Ph.: (717) 392-2225
- 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 23
- Offering a take-out holiday lunch
- Distribution will be on Liberty Street and Cherry Street
- First come, first served; no registration required
Catholic Worker House of Lancaster
- At St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, 119 S. Prince St., Lancaster. Ph.: (717) 392-2578
- 12:30 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24
- Dine-in only; no takeout
- No reservation required
Christmas Day (Wednesday, Dec. 25)
Brownstown Area Churches
- at West Earl Fire Co., 14 School Lane Ave., Brownstown. Ph.: (717) 656-7570
- 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Dine in or takeout
- Delivery possible for shut-ins. Call by Monday, Dec. 23.
Cross Roads Brethren in Christ Church
- 800 Donegal Springs Road, Mount Joy. Ph.: (717) 653-1616
- 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Dine in or takeout
- Reservations requested by Sunday, Dec. 22, by phone or online
Lititz Trinity
- 44 East Orange St., Lititz. Ph.: (717) 626-2175
- 12 noon
- Dine-in meal with Christmas program
- Meal intended for Warwick/Lititz neighbors. Reservations requested by Friday, Dec. 20.
New Year’s Day (Wednesday, Jan. 1)
Saint Joseph Catholic Church
- 440 St. Joseph St. Ph.: (717) 397-6921
- 1 to 3 p.m.
- Dine in only
- No reservation required
