The Food Bank was established in Milton Keynes in June 2004 as a direct response to an initiative started by the Trussell Trust in Salisbury, which has been operating a similar scheme there since the year 2000.

Mark Sherratt, the senior pastor of the Milton Keynes Christian Centre, was inspired to take up the challenge highlighted by the Indices of Deprivation for Milton Keynes. Talking to professional bodies locally, it became very apparent that an agency for the distribution of food was urgently required and steps were taken to commence this project in June 2004.

The Milton Keynes Christian Centre currently provides the location of The Food Bank Centre where there are a number of volunteers who work on various aspects of the project.