MUST Summer Lunch Packing

According to a recent communication from MUST Ministries, there have never been more children facing hunger in our community than right now. Although this year marks 30 years of the MUST Summer Lunch program, it is still expected that meal kits–which include both breakfast and lunch for 5 days–will be provided for more than 7,500 children in the metro area, many of them living right in our community, who will not have access to adequate nutrition this summer. Mt. Bethel Church is committed to supply at least 300 of these meal kits per week for the nine-week duration of the program.

Here’s how you can help us achieve this goal:

1. 💲DONATE – Make a donation to Missions for the MUST Summer Lunch Program. To give online: click here, choose “Missions” from the list of Funds, and after entering your contribution amount, add “MUST Summer Lunch” in the “Note” section. If you prefer to write a check, please mail or bring it to the church finance office.

As you pray about your support, consider this: 

• $100 feeds 1 child for all of Summer Lunch (9 weeks)
• $300 feeds 30 children for a week
• $1,000 feeds 10 children for all of Summer Lunch (9 weeks)

1. 🥪PACK LUNCHES – Join us in continuing to be ON MISSION through the summer by volunteering to pack lunches for distribution to children who experience food insecurity during the months when school is not in session. We have committed to four packing dates during the summer – 6/1, 6/8, 6/22, 6/29, 7/13, and 7/20. These dates are all on Sundays with packing beginning right after the 11am service. (Approximately 12:15 until 2:00pm)
2.  🚙DELIVER LUNCHES – Volunteer to deliver the lunches to our designated areas. Delivery dates are each Tuesday from June 3 through July29, 11:30am until 2:30pm. 

PLEASE NOTE: We are not requesting donations of supplies for the kits. All monies collected will be used to purchase all of the products used in the meal kits.