Food Pantries in Rector, AR
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Rector's food pantry distributes once a month from 701 S. Main Street — the third Wednesday morning — as a partner site of the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas, with First Baptist Church anchoring the ministry locally in this Clay County farm town.
The Rector Food Pantry
The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas' Clay County directory lists the Rector Food Pantry at 701 S. Main St, open the third Wednesday of the month, 8:30–10:30 a.m. — (870) 595-4097. Rector First Baptist's food pantry page directs questions to the church office at (870) 595-3668, and USDA commodity distribution runs through the same food bank network.
The Northeast Arkansas Network
The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas in Jonesboro — (870) 932-3663 — supplies pantries across the region and posts county-by-county schedules, including other Clay County distributions in Piggott and Corning on different weeks. Arkansas 211 checks current dates.
More Local Food Resources
Rector Food Pantry
Third Wednesday monthly, 8:30–10:30 a.m., at 701 S. Main St.
Rector First Baptist Church
Local host ministry — church office handles pantry questions.
Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas
Regional food bank; county-by-county pantry schedules.
Common Questions in Rector
When is the Rector food pantry open?
The third Wednesday of each month, 8:30–10:30 a.m., at 701 S. Main St, per the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas' Clay County directory — call (870) 595-4097.
What if I miss the monthly distribution?
Other Clay County pantries in Piggott and Corning distribute on different weeks — the food bank's county directory and Arkansas 211 have current dates.
Who runs the pantry?
It operates as a Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas partner site, with Rector First Baptist Church handling local questions at (870) 595-3668.
Sources: Food Bank of NEA — Clay County · Rector First Baptist food pantry · Last verified 2026-07-19