During Advent, our Christmas mission will focus on caring for neighbors facing food insecurity. Throughout the season, we’ll be collecting food items to support our mission partners as they serve families in need. We know this is a significant need in our world right now, and we want to join the Lord’s work in bringing hope and nourishment.We’ll be collecting donations of food from December 7th-14th at the donations table in the church lobby. The building is open for donations Sunday-Thursday, 8am-5pm. Please see the list of items that we’re collecting below:

Your generosity will directly support our mission partners at Ada Jenkins and Angels and Sparrows to benefit our neighbors they serve. You can also purchase items HERE from Ada Jenkins’ Amazon registry.

Items We’re Collecting

Oil

Maseca (corn flour found in most grocery stores in the Latin Foods section)

Beans (black, pinto, or kidney — dry or canned)

Rice

Instant boxed mashed potatoes

Sugar

Cereal

Oatmeal

Peanut butter

Jelly

Baked beans

Bread crumbs (plain or Italian)

Beef broth (cartons preferred)

Chicken broth (cartons preferred)

Canned carrots

Canned peas

Cream of mushroom soup

Ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise

Pasta

Diced tomatoes

Tomato paste

Salt

Canned fruit (in its own juice)

Pasta sauce

Canned tomatoes

Crackers

Baking goods (flour, sugar, oil)

Boxed pasta mixes (Rice-A-Roni, Knorr, Suddenly Pasta)

Breakfast mixes (pancake mix, muffin mix, grits, oatmeal)

You’re also invited to join us as we help pack meals for neighbors experiencing food insecurity. We will pack meals on Saturday, December 6 from 10am–12pm with Lifeline Christian Mission at their center in Concord. Our goal is to pack 10,000 dry meals together.

Please register for the event so we can honor Lifeline’s maximum capacity.