Hunger & Poverty Archives

One Great Hour of Sharing ministries provide support during the pandemic

Posted April 3rd, 2020

In a world beset by disaster, hunger, and oppression, One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) is dedicated to aiding the millions of people who lack access to sustainable food sources, clean water, sanitation, education, and opportunity. Never has this been more prescient than in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

Presbyterian hunger ministries persevere despite pandemic

Posted April 3rd, 2020

Presbyterian churches across the country are stepping up to feed the hungry, using ingenuity and elbow grease to help their communities despite being thrown some curveballs by the coronavirus.

In spite of COVID-19, ministry to homeless population continues at First Presbyterian Church of San Diego

Posted April 1st, 2020

It’s anything but business as usual for guests and staff at the Ladle Fellowship, the homeless persons outreach ministry of First Presbyterian Church in San Diego. As cases of COVID-19 increase across the nation, volunteers and church staff are continuing to serve their neighbors in need.

Crowdsourcing kindness

Posted March 30th, 2020

The Rev. Morgan Schmidt serves First Presbyterian Church in Bend, Oregon, as the associate pastor of teens and 20-somethings. When she launched the Facebook site Pandemic Partners on March 12, little did she know the extraordinary impact that using crowdsourcing to help fill some of the needs brought on by the coronavirus would have on her Central Oregon community of about 98,000.

‘We’re all in this together’

Posted March 27th, 2020

Remembering “the least of these” takes on greater significance during the coronavirus pandemic. With many Americans losing the ability to work, school being canceled for millions of children, and childcare centers being shuttered in many places, the challenges of people already living on or near the edge of society become magnified.

Hunger & Poverty

One Great Hour of Sharing ministries provide support during the pandemic

Presbyterian hunger ministries persevere despite pandemic

In spite of COVID-19, ministry to homeless population continues at First Presbyterian Church of San Diego

Crowdsourcing kindness

‘We’re all in this together’

Joining Hands: Twenty years of perseverance

All ages fight hunger at First Presbyterian Church in Winchester, Virginia

North Carolina conservationist helps promote Eco-Palms

Presbyterian generosity helps people left behind by hurricane recovery efforts in Puerto Rico

Group urges formation of presbytery Earth care teams