Community Breakfast
Monday through Friday – 8:00 am
Every weekday we share a free Breakfast with our Durham community, including unhoused neighbors, workers on Ninth Street, students, and anyone else who would like to join. Coffee hour begins at 7:00 am, and at 8:00 am we serve pancakes, eggs, grits, casseroles, and fruit.
On Wednesday mornings, Fresh Start Durham provides free showers on site, along with towels, soap, and shampoo.
Volunteering
Our Breakfasts truly run on the generosity and energy of our Breakfast Volunteers – a wide range of Durham community members who want to do something good. Some volunteers arrive around 6:30 or 7:00 am to “open” and cook, while others arrive around 8:00 or 830am to help with serving and cleaning.
New volunteers are always welcome! Email Gregor for more information, or feel free to come by Breakfast sometime and experience it for yourself.
Donating
Casseroles – We are so grateful to receive casseroles baked by community members, which we incorporate into our Breakfasts. Information about casserole baking and donation can be found here.
Ingredients – If you would like to donate ingredients or food toward our Breakfasts, please reach out to Gregor.
Monetary gifts – It costs approximately $250 to serve each Breakfast. If you would like to support our Breakfasts financially, you can:
Donate via credit card here (selecting “Breakfast Ministry”)
Donate via Venmo @Stjosephsdurham (please note “Breakfast Ministry”)
Mail a check to St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church: 1902 West Main St. Durham, NC, 27705 (please note “Breakfast Ministry”)
Community Partners
Breakfast is supported through generous donations from our Community and the following institutions:
St Stephen’s Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina
Blacknall
Trinity Avenue Presbyterian Church
The Chapel of the Cross
Duke Chapel
Duke University
Durham Community Fridges
Holy Family Episcopal Church
St Luke’s Episcopal Church
Beth El Synagogue
Whole Foods
Central Pine Regional Council
Divine Support Edge Healthcare Services
Duke Occupational Therapy Doctorate
Duke University Hospital Clinical Pastoral Education
Durham County Department of Public Health
Durham Tech Community Health Lab
Fresh Start Durham
HEART Team – Harm Reduction
Johnson Service Corps
Open Table Ministries
St. Joe’s Community Breakfast by the Numbers 2025
Prepared for Annual Meeting of St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church, Durham, NC January 2026
Active Breakfast Volunteers ~ 82
Pancakes cooked per day ~ 150
Casseroles baked, per day ~7
Eggs cracked, per day ~150
Coffee percolated, per day ~180 cups
Meals served at thrice-weekly Community Breakfasts in 2022 ~1,300
Meals served at thrice-weekly Community Breakfasts in 2023 ~4,800
Meals served at Community Breakfast in 2024 ~10,041
Meals served at Community Breakfast in 2025 ~ 15,600
New Congregation Partnerships in 2025 - 2
Members of the Community Breakfast Advisory Board -10
Largest number of attendees at a single Community Breakfast in 2023 - 53
Largest number of attendees at a single Community Breakfast in 2024 – 84
Largest number of attendees at a single Community Breakfast in 2025 -110
Faith Communities represented among Breakfast Volunteers 10+
Breakfast Ministers on Staff - 4 Dishwashers operating in the kitchen - 2
60 cup commercial coffee urns - 3 Volunteers who Reset the Parish Hall in July - 28
New mural in the dining room - 1 New commercial griddle for pancakes - 1
New double door commercial refrigerator for the pantry - 1
Gallons of water held by the shower truck at St. Joe’s on Wednesday Mornings -180