Ormond Beach Presbyterian Church Packs 10,000 Meals with Rise Against Hunger in Ormond Beach, Florida

Ormond Beach Presbyterian Church held a meal-packing event with the Rise Against Hunger foundation on Sunday, Oct. 18. More than 60 community and church members packed 10,000 nutritious meals for people facing food insecurity.

The meals contained rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables and a packet of 18 vitamins and minerals. The event was part of the church’s October Helping Hands Month.

The article notes that 645 million people around the world face hunger daily.

Church Outreach Chair John Anderson described the congregation as “a small church with a big heart.” He said that since the church began in 1959, it has cared about reaching out to people in need. The church supports more than nine local and national organizations through financial contributions and hands-on service.

Anderson said hunger is “a dire human problem in the world” and that “it is our moral responsibility to relieve it.” He pointed to Jesus’s teaching in Matthew 25 on caring for the hungry, the thirsty, the stranger, the naked and the imprisoned, a call to serve others as service to Christ (Matthew 25:35).

The church also runs other community programs, including Amsden Academy educational programs and Tuned for Praise concerts. Sunday worship begins at 10:30 a.m.

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