Our Neighborhood
Mayport Village is a historic fishing community of familiar faces living on the landmass between the Intercoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean. We welcome a continual tide of new neighbors and new businesses, curious friends, and folks out for a ferry ride. Together, we face challenges such as rising prices, under-resourced schools, and families stretched thin by deployment.
Mayport Open Table is a new worshiping community built around a free neighborhood BBQ, gratitude, and honest conversation about these and other important things neighbors carry.
Our Vision: A New Kind of Table
Where there’s a seat for everyone to be fed with a meal, a conversation, and some good news — right here in Mayport Village.
You’re Invited:
A Free Neighborhood Dinner Party
Easy to enter, easy to belong.
DATE: On the 4th Thursday of each month
NEXT: September 24th, 2026
TIME: 5:30 - 7 pm
AT: Mayport Science Education Center Backyard Pavilion
1347 Palmer Street, Mayport Village
Prayer, readings, community announcements, conversation, and lively music lightly woven throughout.
After dinner, you might want to stick around for a curated conversation on our neighborhood, schools, and family life.
Kids will find activities and homework help — building a table of belonging and growth, with neighbors supporting one another.
Volunteers Needed!
This table is best set with your help.
● Servers & Greeters — welcome families and help serve dinner
● Conversation Coordinators — facilitate activities and monthly themes
● Set-Up Squad — help get the pavilion ready (and tables set) before dinner
● Clean-Up Crew — help tidy up the pavilion after dinner
All volunteers are invited into a rotating schedule.
Extending the Table
Each Thursday afternoon, we’ll carefully package shelf stable food for kids facing food insecurity. Then on Friday mornings, we will deliver them to local schools for kids whose parents approve to take home for the weekend.
Volunteers Needed!
At the Community Room of Mayport Presbyterian Church, 1300 Palmer Street:
● Shelf Loaders — stock shelves with shelf-stable food for school weekend meals program
● Pack-out Team — fill bags of food for the kids each Thursday afternoon
Reach Out Anytime:
Beverly Dempsey
Mayport Open Table
Across from the Lighthouse
@ Mayport Presbyterian Church
1300 Palmer St., Mayport, FL 32233
904.372.3232
Mayport Open Table is a new worshiping community of the Presbytery of St. Augustine, PC(USA)
Need a Prayer? Call or Text 904.372.3232
All prayer requests will be kept confidential unless someone is in danger or at risk of life.