From the very beginning, the Christian church has been called to respond when others do not have access to the necessities of daily living. Certainly, food is a basic necessity. The call to “feed the hungry” was made by Jesus himself in the story of the last judgment in Matthew 25.
Since the onset of the Covid pandemic the need to “feed the hungry” has greatly increased as the number of individuals and families who are experiencing food insecurity has dramatically increased. This need for food assistance, assistance with other daily living needs and support for the agencies that provide help to the food insecure has continued and will continue.
SAY GRACE is the Food Insecurity Response developed by Grace United Methodist Church to help to meet the needs of the food insecure in Lake County. Say Grace is partnering with five organizations that serve the food insecure around us. These organizations are KidsAboveAll, North Chicago Community Partners, PADS, Roberti Community House and Church of the Holy Spirit.
Together, Say Grace and these partnerships will work to “feed the hungry” by sharing our gifts of food and daily living items, and our gifts of money, our time and our caring.
Read below to find out more about these partnerships, these organizations and how YOU CAN HELP!!