Support The Turkey Challenge Food Drive!

2024 marked the first year after the COVID-19 pandemic when the Turkey Drive returned. We're ready to gobble our way to a successful 2nd year. KUMC partners with Torklift Central, a business in downtown Kent, to manage a food and funds drive in the Fall to support Kent Foodbank's holiday meal supplies. In the last year of the drive before COVID, they raised $35,000 and LOADS of food. Last year, we raised just over $10,000 together, which was a great restart. Through our Outreach Beyond the Walls committee, we are working to expand the number of businesses and communities of faith that participate with us. If you have contacts with any other organizations that you think would like to participate, please contact Sandra Durbrow at 253-514-2267 to coordinate an invitation.

Between September 28th and November 9th, we are striving as a church to collect at least 100 boxes/bags of stuffing,100 boxes/cans of chicken broth, 100 cans of cranberry sauce, and 100 containers of ground or stick cinnamon, along with financial donations to the Kent Foodbank. Visit the community outreach table after services (starting on September 28th) to learn more and bring your donations. Financial contributions can be made through the church by noting "Turkey Drive" on your donation. Let's help serve our neighbors a holiday meal.

The first Sunday of the Month is Food Bank Sunday

As part of our Communion Sunday monthly celebration, we collect food donations for the Kent Food Bank. This is a way we express our love for Jesus as we take care of our neighbors.

Please join us by bringing food donations and placing them in the basket in the church’s narthex. Other food donations are also appreciated.

All donations collected will go to the Kent Food Bank.

Community Loaves—A New Mission

 We’re getting real here in Kent! As of September, the baking team for Kent Food Bank & Emergency Services will officially begin baking to support the food bank's clients with delicious, healthy bread and energy cookies twice a month. If you love baking, join our Community Loaves team! This is not solely a KUMC program; all members of our community are invited to participate. To meet our goals, we need many, many bakers. Please spread the word. Feel free to contact Sandra Durbrow or Elaine Lowell directly with any questions, or attend an information session (required before baking). communityloaves.org/attend-information-session/

If you are not a baker, you are welcome to sponsor our bakers. Just submit any financial contributions to KUMC with “Outreach—Community Loaves” noted. Helping defray the costs for bakers is hugely appreciated, too.