Communion Sunday 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. Currently, the Food Bank is very short on protein. On Saturday, September 6th, we are collecting protein. What are some great items? Try Spam and other canned meats (such as tuna, chicken, or salmon), dried or canned beans, nut butters, or protein powder.
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.
Breakfast Foods Drive
Saturday, September 13, from 9 AM to 4 PM at the Covington Fred Meyer
In early June, we collected 4,136 pounds of food and $1,155.39 in cash donations at our local grocery stores for Kent Food Bank. This is an opportunity to make a difference with your time, not your money. We invite our community to contribute to this event. Given the overwhelming success of our first drive and the significant need, we plan to facilitate this initiative three times a year.
Our next collection will take place on Saturday, September 13, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Fred Meyer in Covington. We need volunteers to cover both store entrances throughout the day. This is a great opportunity for children and teens to learn about community service, and let’s be honest, those cute faces easily work their way into the hearts of shoppers. This is a fun event with an amazing impact. The food bank doesn’t receive many breakfast food donations. To sign up, please see the Outreach team in the narthex after church on September 7. You can also contact Elaine Lowell or Sandra Durbrow.
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.
The Turkey Drive Starts Soon!
2024 marked the first Turkey Drive since the COVID-19 pandemic. 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 year leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, they raised $35,000 and a substantial amount of food. Last year, we raised just over $10,000 together, which was a great new beginning. Through our Outreach Beyond the Walls committee, we are working to expand the number of businesses and faith-based communities that will participate with us.
Between September 28 and November 9, we are striving as a church to collect at least 100 boxes or bags of stuffing, 100 boxes or 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 Outreach table after services (starting on September 28) to learn more and bring your donations. Financial contributions can be made through the church by noting “Foodbank” on your donation. Let’s help serve our neighbors' holiday meals.