Mission & Outreach
Hunger relief
Food ingatherings
Brown grocery bags are a signal to care for hungry people in our community. Twice a year, in early summer and at Thanksgiving, St. Paul sponsors a “Great Big Bag Food Ingathering” to help stock the shelves of the Friendly House Food Pantry in Davenport. Empty grocery bags will be distributed after worship later this spring for hungry summer days.
Meal site serving
About eight times each year, St. Paul volunteers cook and serve a meal for the Churches United Meal Site at the Salvation Army in downtown Davenport.
CROP Walk
At the CROP Walk each autumn, church members from all over the Quad Cities rally to raise funds for local and global hunger relief. It’s a symbolic solidarity with millions in the world who must walk every day for food and water.
ELCA world hunger
Individual gifts to the ELCA World Hunger Appeal support hunger relief, long-term development projects, and advocacy efforts in the U.S. and around the world. World Hunger envelopes are available in the sanctuary pew racks. St. Paul’s budget also earmarks special mission support for Lutheran World Relief for international disaster assistance.
Spread the Bread
Bread for the World »
Working to bring an end to hunger around the world.
Lutheran World Relief »
Working to address the root causes of poverty and injustice, promote peace, and improve lives.
The One Campaign »
ONE is the campaign to make poverty history.
"If the only prayer you said in your whole life was 'thank you,' that would suffice. " ~Meister Eckhart