Organization

MUST Ministries Inc.

Marietta, GA
Mission

MUST addresses the basic needs of individuals, families and children with facilities in the Cobb and Cherokee counties and programs in numerous other counties. MUST brings people of many faiths together to respond to God's challenge to minister to others with compassion and love, without judgment of the beliefs, background or circumstances of those who serve or are being served.

  • Website: http://www.mustministries.org
  • Email: volunteer@mustministries.org
  • Phone: 770-790-3874
  • Principal Officer: Dr. Ike Reighard
  • EIN
    EIN: 582034725
  • Organization Description:

    MUST addresses the basic needs of individuals, families and children with facilities in the Cobb and Cherokee counties and programs in numerous other counties. MUST brings people of many faiths together to respond to God's challenge to minister to others with compassion and love, without judgment of the beliefs, background or circumstances of those who serve or are being served.

  • Organization's Contact Person:

    Dr. Ike Reighard

  • Organization's Contact Email:

    volunteer@mustministries.org

MUST Ministries Inc.
1407 Cobb Parkway North
Marietta, GA 30061
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All Programs

The Elizabeth Inn Emergency Shelter provides a safe sanctuary of rest for people who are homeless. Open to men, women, families and children, the 72-bed Elizabeth Inn provides three meals a day and extensive support services including case management, education and employment, computer lab, recovery meetings, referrals and assessments. The Permanent Supportive Housing Program assists individuals who are chronically homeless and living with either physical or mental disabilities.

Program Locations

Elizabeth Inn
55 Elizabeth Church Road
Marietta, GA 30060
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  • Hours of operation: 24/7/365

Through a Housing and Urban Development grant, MUST operates three Supportive Housing Programs in Cobb -- one exclusively for veterans. The program supplies a stable living environment with case managers for guidance, helping move clients to greater independence and stability.

Program Locations

Supportive Housing
34 Osborne Road
Marietta, GA 30008
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  • Hours of operation: 24/7/365

Rapid Rehousing Program & Tenant Based Rental Assistance programs assist homeless households to acquire permanent housing, including security deposits. The program moves individuals and families off the streets and out of emergency shelter, into their own apartments and provides case management to help ensure their success at maintaining permanent, unsubsidized housing.

MUST Ministries operates Client Service Centers in Marietta and Smyrna where clients can receive clothing, food, hygiene kits, and socks, underwear, diapers, etc. Each of our Client Services Centers has an employment specialist who works with clients to assess their skills, develop a targeted resume, conduct mock interviews, and assist in their job search. Each location also has a licensed case manager who can help the clients address other issues they may be facing and can direct them to qualified agencies in the area to receive additional assistance.

Program Locations

Donation Center
1280 Field Parkway
Marietta, GA 30060
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  • Hours of operation: T-S 10-5

Marietta Client Services
1407 Cobb Parkway North 
Marietta, GA 30062
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  • Hours of operation: M-F 10-2

Smyrna Client Services
460 Pat Mell Road
Smyrna, GA 30080
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  • Hours of operation: M-F 10-2

MUST offers programs to meet other community needs, including a holiday Toy Shop at two locations in Cobb and Summer Lunch program with 17 delivery routes in Cobb.

Program Locations

Holiday Toy Shop
1280 Field Parkway
Marietta, GA 30060
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  • Hours of operation: M-S 9-7

Open to individuals and their families. You will receive a Family Food Box containing groceries for one month. You can get food once a month. Pick-up Date: Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Program Locations

Cherokee Client Services
111 Brown Industrial
Canton, GA 30114
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  • Hours of operation: Monday - Friday from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • Requirements: Open to individuals and their families. You will receive a Family Food Box containing groceries for one month. You can get food once a month
  • Intake procedures: Please call 770-436-9514 for available services.
  • Public Transportation Information: Family Food Boxes

Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church
4385 Lower Roswell Rd
Marietta, GA 30068
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  • Hours of operation: Fridays only from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • Requirements: Open to individuals and their families. You will receive a Family Food Box containing groceries for one month. You can get food once a month

MUST Marietta Client Services
1407 Cobb Parkway NW
Marietta, GA 30062
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  • Hours of operation: Monday - Friday 10:00am -2:00pm
  • Fee: N/A
  • Requirements: Family Food Boxes
  • Intake procedures: Please call 770-436-9514 for available services.

Smyrna Client Services
460 Pat Mell Road
Smyrna, GA 30080
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  • Hours of operation: Monday - Friday from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • Fee: N/A
  • Requirements: Family Food Boxes
  • Intake procedures: Please call 770-436-9514 for available services.

For more information and locations, please email neighborhoodpantry@mustministries.org

Open to women, children and men any night when it is 35 degrees or below. Please call 678-384-5727 to confirm shelter is open. Check in at 55 Elizabeth Church Road, Marietta 30060 at 8:00pm. Warm breakfast will be served the following morning.

Helping Provide Nutritious Meals in the Summer While summer often means sleeping in or planning your next getaway, many of your neighbors are wondering how they will feed their children lunch today. During school, a free lunch meal doesn't come out of the sparse family budget. That's when MUST Ministries steps in with the Summer Lunch Program and brings the whole community together to help those in need. With countless, compassionate volunteers, MUST provides a nutritious lunch each summer weekday to thousands of children in seven counties. Since MUST can't do it alone, the generosity of our communities makes it possible. Summer lunch program ends on August 14th.

Program Locations

Blackwell Elementary School
3470 Canton Road
Marietta, GA 30066
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  • Hours of operation: Monday's beginning June 1st from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, receive 5 lunches for the week

Canton First United Methodist Church
930 Lower Scott Mill Road
Canton, GA 30115
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  • Hours of operation: Monday's starting June 1st from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, receive 5 lunches for the week

Due West United Methodist Church
3956 Due West Road, NW
Marietta, GA 30064
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  • Hours of operation: Thursday's beginning June 4th from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Heritage Fellowship
3615 Reinhardt College Parkway
Cherokee, GA 30114
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  • Hours of operation: Tuesday's beginning June 2nd from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, receive 5 lunches for the week

Hillside United Methodist Church
4474 Towne Lake Parkway
Woodstock, GA 30189
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  • Hours of operation: Monday's beginning June 1st from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, receive 5 lunches for the week

Kingsley Village
595 Riverside Parkway
Austell, GA 30168
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  • Hours of operation: Thursday's beginning June 4th from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, receive 5 breakfast and 5 lunches for the week

Life Changing Walk of Faith
3178 Washington Road
East Piont, GA 30344
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  • Hours of operation: Monday's beginning June 1st from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, receive 5 breakfast and 5 lunches for the week

Marietta First Presbyterian Church
189 Church Street
Marietta, GA 30060
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  • Hours of operation: Tuesday's beginning June 2nd from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, receive 5 breakfast and 5 lunches for the week

McEachern Memorial United Methodist Church
3915 Macland Road
Marietta, GA 30127
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  • Hours of operation: Wednesday's beginning June 3rd from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, receive 5 breakfast and 5 lunches for the week

Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church
4385 Lower Roswell Road
Marietta, GA 30068
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  • Hours of operation: Friday's beginning June 5th from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church
851 South Gordon Road, SW
Austell, GA 30168
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  • Hours of operation: Thursday's beginning June 4th from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, receive 5 breakfast and 5 lunches for the week

Orange Hill Baptist Church
4293 Austell Road
Austell, GA 30106
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  • Hours of operation: Wednesday's beginning June 3rd from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, receive 5 breakfast and 5 lunches for the week

Pickens Cares
89 Cares Drive
Jasper, GA 30143
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  • Hours of operation: Monday's beginning June 1st from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, receive 5 lunches for the week

Premier Apartments
7200 Premier Lane
Austell, GA 30168
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  • Hours of operation: Thursday's beginning June 4th from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, receive 5 breakfast and 5 lunches for the week

Revolution Church
125 Union Hill
Canton, GA 30115
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  • Hours of operation: Tuesday's beginning June 2nd from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, receive 5 lunches for the week

St. Luke United Methodist Church
5115 Brookwood Drive
Mableton, GA 30126
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  • Hours of operation: Wednesday's beginning June 3rd from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, receive 5 breakfast and 5 lunches for the week

The Way / Woodstock United Methodist Church
109 Towne Lake Parkway
Woodstock, GA 30188
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  • Hours of operation: Tuesday's beginning June 2nd from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, receive 5 lunches for the week

Tillman House
940 Concord Road
Smyrna, GA 30080
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  • Hours of operation: Tuesday's beginning June 2nd from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, receive 5 breakfast and 5 lunches for the week

Waleska United Methodist Church
730 Reinhardt College Parkway
Waleska, GA 30183
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  • Hours of operation: Tuesday's beginning June 2nd from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, receive 5 lunches for the week

Mercy Care at MUST Ministries serves adults (18 or older). Medicaid, Medicare and most insurance plans are accepted. Sliding fee scale for uninsured. Appointments are preferred: 678-843-8600. Monday and Wednesday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Primary Health Care > Behavioral Health Services > HIV Prevention (PrEP) > Referrals to X-ray and Ultrasound > Screenings - Vision - Blood Pressure - Diabetes - Breast and Cervical Cancer - HIV - TB 1407 Cobb Parkway N, Marietta 30062 www.mustministries.org/mercy-care-clinic

• Available for Cobb County residents currently behind on rent payments. • Individuals and Families qualify for up to $4,800 of assistance. • Proof of income required for the past two months. • Must have been impacted by COVID (unemployment, reduced hours, illness, etc.) • Must meet income guidelines. • Landlord agreement required. • Cannot be served by multiple agencies. • Additional documentation will be required. • Appointments conducted by phone. You must contact our agency by phone. MUST Ministries 770-427-9862 • www.mustministries.org

July 14th, 2021 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Program Locations

Hepatitis A and COVID-19 Vaccinations
55 Elizabeth Church Road
Marietta, GA 30060
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  • Hours of operation: July 14th from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Outside Eligible: Yes

Goods & Services

MUST Marketplace

This donation center acts as a distribution point for all of the MUST Program Services, the Emergency Shelter and other housing facilities, as well as the MUST Administration. Please bring your in-kind donations (clothing, shoes, jewelry, household items, etc.) to the Donation Center so that the items can be distributed to the facility that needs them the most and MUST can better serve our neighbors in need. For large items such as furniture, please call the MUST Marketplace 770-790-3900 in advance. Please do not leave donations when we are closed; we cannot use them or provide you with a receipt.

Volunteer

Donation Center Groups

We offer group volunteer opportunities at our Donation Center. Student volunteers must be age 18 or older. We offer two shifts per day (10:00 am – 12:00 pm) or (1:00 pm – 3:00 pm). We offer shifts every Wednesday through Saturday. We can accommodate groups of 6 to 8 people. These volunteers help us sort donated food, clothing and other items as we prepare them to be distributed to our ministry locations.

Food Drive

If you'd like to collect food on behalf of MUST Ministries, please contact Gabe Fleming at gfleming@mustministries.org to have a collection barrel delivered to your location. We have helpful tips on our website to make your food drive successful. We also have flyers available that are easy to fill out with the MUST logo. Choose the standard Food Drive flyer or the Bring and Get flyer.

Meal Providers at MUST Loaves & Fishes Kitchen

Operating 365 days a year, the Loaves and Fishes Kitchen at Elizabeth Inn at 55 Elizabeth Church Road serves nearly 80,000 meals a year, most of which are purchased and prepared by civic, church, corporate, and family volunteer groups. We need groups of 3-5 people who are willing to purchase and prepare meals at our Shelter Kitchen. Volunteers must be age 16+ to work in the kitchen or dining room. -Breakfast - (5:30-7:00 am) - 45-50 guests -Lunch - (11:00-12:45 pm) - 100-125 guests -Dinner - (6:15-7:30 pm) - 75-80 guests

MUST Ministries Continuing Volunteer Opportunities - Marietta

We have an urgent need for volunteer cashiers at our Marketplace (1407 Cobb Parkway North). Please email Aradford@mustministries.org if you are interested! Our Volunteers at the Marietta office greet and welcome clients, assist with food and clothing distributions, aid with employment services, stock and organize the MUST Market Place thrift store, and support a variety of other client services.

MUST Ministries Continuing Volunteer Opportunities - Smyrna

Volunteers in our Smyrna office greet and welcome clients, assist with food and clothing distributions, help with employment services and a myriad of other services provided to our clients. (Mon-Fri 9:30-2:00)

MUST's Donation Center/Marketplace and Elizabeth Inn

Volunteer at our Donation Center or Marketplace where you help us sort clothes, food and other donated items and prepare them for redistribution to our clients. (Tues-Sat) Volunteer at our Elizabeth Inn Loaves & Fishes Kitchen where you help with Preparing, Serving and Cleaning for meal times. (Sun-Sat)

MUST Continuing Volunteer Opportunities - Elizabeth Inn

Our volunteers at the Elizabeth Inn assist clients experiencing homelessness. We provide assistance with food, clothing, hygiene items, employment services, shelter and housing needs, and a variety of other client services.

Community Outreach Opportunities

In an effort to help the many at-risk students and their families who do not have enough food during the closing of schools due to the coronavirus, MUST Ministries is coordinating a MUST FOOD Rapid Response program. We are distributing food at our 3 pantries and helping every week to distribute meals for CCSD. We need a small number of volunteers to carry food out to cars. To volunteer, please visit: .https://www.mustministries.org/community-outreach-opportunities

MUST Summer Lunch - South Cobb

Premier Apartments in South Cobb - Volunteers needed to help pack and load lunches for children and families in need.