Groups helping Syrian refugees settle in New Brunswick are urging people in the province to continue making donations.

Hundreds of Syrians have already arrived in the region, and more are on the way. Lanchaster Baptist Church pastor Wayne Murphy says donations have been steady, but so is the need.

"As things come in they do go out fairly quickly, we've stayed pretty good this week because we haven’t had as many families in, but we know with more families coming what we do have is going to drop quickly," said Murphy.    

Lanchaster Baptist Church hosted its weekly drop off day Saturday. Everything from kitchen tables, couches and household items were donated.

"There's about 11 families arriving this weekend which represents about 50 people, so as the welcome teams get assigned to them and they get looking for apartments, they'll be in looking for stuff," said Murphy.

For many, Saturday wasn't their first time donating. Bob Boyce says hearing about the need has prompted him and his family to do an early spring cleaning to see what they could donate.

"Last week we brought over a kitchen table and chairs, this week it's dishes," said Boyce. "We have too much stuff and somebody else needs it. It's a great opportunity to share our abundance and it's wonderful to see all these people arriving here."

Thirty-nine Syrian refugees have so far come through the rooms at the church to pick out items for their apartments.

Alison Luke brought in a storage unit Saturday morning. She says it's the least she could do for people who need it.

"It's an important cause,” said Luke. “We want new refugees to feel welcome and to be able to have a fair opportunity to make a good start in our country and this is just a small bit we can do."

Murphy says the church will continue to collect donations every Saturday until the end of the month. He says the church will then re-evaluate the situation and see how many more families will be coming to the area.

"People have been absolutely just amazingly generous in the city,” said Murphy. “We've been overwhelmed."

With files from CTV Atlantic’s Ashley Blackford.