Each September, St. Matthew’s UMC celebrates Feeding America’s Hunger Action Month (HAM). We spend a month focused on food insecurity through worshipping, praying, learning, advocating, and acting to end hunger. We learn what the Bible has to say about the aspect of food insecurity we are exploring, we advocate to end causes of food insecurity, and we help those currently experiencing food insecurity.
What has happened in the last three years:
- 2024 Food Insecurity – The Local Situation:
- 2024 Hunger Action Month – Circuit Rider Sep. 2024, pp. 1 & 7
- 2024 Hunger Action Month Recap – Circuit Rider Nov. 2024, pp. 7 & 11
- 2023: Food Insecurity & Climate Change:
- 2023 Hunger Action Month – Circuit Rider Sep. 2023, pp. 1 & 7
- 2023 Hunger Action Month Recap – Circuit Rider No.v 2023, pp. 2 & 6
- 2023 HAM Creation Retreat Follow-ups (Mexico) – Circuit Rider Sep. 2024, 8 & Circuit Rider Mar. 2024, p. 8
- 2022: Food Insecurity Defined:
- 2022 Hunger Action Month – Circuit Rider Sep. 2022, pp. 1 & 10
- 2022 Hunger Action Month Recap – Circuit Rider November 2022, p.10
For more information or to join the Hunger Action Month team, contact foodinsecurity@stmatthews-
Top Left: Youth-less Team “Pied” by the Children/Youth Team after losing Change Brings Hope Penny Drive (2023)
Top Right: 17 members of El Buen Pastor (Good Shepherd) Church participated in the Stewardship of Creation workshop at Give Ye Them To Eat, Mexico. (Dec. 2023)
Bottom Left: Learning about food insecurity during Children’s Sermon in front of Soup Sculptures made by the youth—500 soup cans collected for Bowie Food Pantry (2022)
Bottom Right: Making 54 healthy senior treat bags for the Bowie Food Pantry (2024)