USS volunteer Maree Wilsmore said she she wasn't expecting anyone for the first few weeks, but on Saturday, the café had three guests.

"They were people just in need of a meal," she said.

"They come in for a bit of company, but also for a hot drink and something to eat."

Warm meals were available, as well as an assortment of biscuits, fruit and chips.

The warm meals were prepared by Nikki's Cafe, while they were paid for by Lifestyle Solution.

Ms Wilsmore said volunteers are following strict social distancing rules.

"Our volunteers must wear gloves and masks when serving food," she said.

"The Covid safe team at the church has gone through the guidelines to make sure we're safe.

"There's a sign-in form and we ask people coming in if they're well. If they're not, we give them a meal and then they'll have to leave."

Due to coronavirus health concerns, the Uniting Safe Shelter was unable to open at the Bathurst Uniting Church this year, however the management committee was still eager to provide assistance.

The team came up with the idea to run a café service to provide basic meals to people in need and to hand out sleeping bags.

The café will be running on Saturdays and Sundays only, open from midday to 2pm in the activities room of the church hall in William Street.

Ms Wilsmore said news of the café has been spread through the local media, care providers and on its Facebook page, but expects world of mouth will help dramatically inform people.

"As the days went on with the safe shelter last year, word of mouth was really strong," she said.

Currently, a team of between two to three volunteers has been helping run the café, however, only a maximum of 10 people are allowed inside at one time due to coronavirus regulations.

"We're only allowed 10 people at once, so we've got to be careful," Ms Wilsmore said.

"The room is fairly big however, so we can do social distancing quite easily."

There's no shortage of volunteers, however, with 16 people put their hands up to help through the Facebook page.

Those who want to stay up-to-date on information related to the Uniting Safe Shelter's café should keep an eye on the Facebook page title 'Bathurst Uniting Safe Shelter'.