Toolbox For Faith

I saw this idea in an email from the South Carolina Synod. It seemed like a great idea, so I wanted to pass it along.

First Lutheran Church in Greensboro, NC, encourages churches of all sizes to participate in “Meals at the Manger,” a simple and effective way to generate thousands of pounds of food for hunger-fighting agencies.

FLC invites people to bring a can (or more!) to Christmas Eve services and put the items in a manger, surrounded by boxes from a local agency. Donations have totaled about 3,300 pounds of food through the church in the past two years. The collection area also provided a point of conversation as people were greeted and the gathering of food offered a meaningful way to teach children about sharing and putting God’s love into action. After the services, items were moved inside and picked up by the agency later.