Frequently Asked Questions

The SOP is in the Smith Campus Ministries Center (500 Stirling St.), next to the Walker Avenue Parking Deck. Free one-hour parking in the Walker Deck is available during pantry hours, inquire inside.

All current UNC Greensboro students, faculty and staff in need are welcome to utilize the food pantry. Please bring your Spartan ID with you. The pantry is also open to Greensboro College students who have a need and UNCG alumni up to one year following their graduation or departure from UNCG.

Wesley-Luther has served the university as a non-profit campus ministry committed to supporting students and advocating for issues of inclusion and justice for more than 100 years. Wesley-Luther began a small food pantry in 2009 to serve hungry students at UNC Greensboro. A natural partnership with the Division of Student Affairs developed as that pantry grew. The SOP has become a national example of a model of effective collaboration between a campus nonprofit and a University to provide support for hungry students and staff.

Much of the pantry’s professional staffing budget and building management costs are funded out of the Wesley-Luther general budget. Funding for our student staff, food, and operations is supported by the Lilly Endowment, College Place United Methodist Church, Christ United Methodist Church, West Market United Methodist Church, First Lutheran Church, Jewish Family Services, Student Affairs, and other local groups and individual donors in our Spartan Community.  The Spartan Open Pantry would not be possible without the incredible donations of the UNCG staff, students and faculty.

Click here to find more information about how to give online.

Because of the flow of the pantry and our limited space, we can not accommodate large groups. Please refer to our volunteer page to sign up as individuals.

We are in the process of fundraising for new SOPtoGo locations. We have selected our current locations based on several factors, including our ability to keep existing locations stocked. We are currently not accepting applications for new SOPtoGo locations.