Communion Sunday is Food Bank Sunday

As part of our Communion Sunday monthly celebration, we collect food donations for the Kent Foodbank. This is how we express our love for Jesus as we care for our neighbors. Please join us by bringing food donations and placing them in the basket in the church's narthex. Other food donations are always appreciated.

Drop off your donations in the Kent Food Bank basket in the Narthex.

All donations collected will go to the Kent Food Bank.

Breakfast Food Collection Drive Was A BIG Success!

Our weekend efforts brought in 4,136 pounds of food and $1,155.39 in cash donations. Thank you to everyone who helped, whether you contributed food, cash, or your time.  You made a big difference!

Let’s Get Growing!

If you’re paying any attention to the news, you’ve seen the hard cuts that the federal government is making to food banks. Additionally, our state is struggling with its budget and making cuts. This leaves food banks, including Kent, with minimal dollars to buy the needed produce, meat, and dairy products. How can you help? Plant fruits and veggies for the food bank! The KUMC Outreach Beyond Our Walls Committee invites our members to share the bounty of their gardens with the food bank. If you don’t already have a garden, you can pot one or two plants to help. Even herbs are a gift. Soon, we will start collecting produce at church weekly and delivering it to the Kent Food Bank. We’ll also have berry picking events later in the summer. Watch for more information about this exciting program. Together, we can grow solutions.

Grocery Store Collections

In early June, we will collect food donations for the food bank at a couple of grocery stores in Kent. We are currently confirming those dates and times. Our goal will be to collect breakfast items to help kids as we move into summer with unknown budgets for summer meal programs. We partner with food bank volunteers and Indivisible Covington for this program to multiply the impact and help connect with our neighbors. We especially hope to see families with school-age kids at these collection events, given that we are targeting foods for kids, and it’s an easy way for our kids to participate. Again, watch for more information.