Church Ministry
Food for the Hungry has developed these unique resources for your church, school or group to educate your members about poverty and motivate them to respond. Order any of the resources below by contacting us!
If you're looking for more information on our comprehensive Community to Community program for churches, please visit our C2C page.
The Hunger Strike
The Hunger Strike Challenge is a 24-hour prayer and food-fast. Participants engage in a variety of activities, fundraising, and service projects for the purpose of raising awareness about international and domestic poverty and sponsoring children.
Founded by the Christian music band, Willet, the Hunger Strike is an official partner of Food for the Hungry. History shows that hunger strikes are effective methods to enact lasting change against injustice. As billions continue to suffer through the Global Food Crisis, even more people suffer from spiritual hunger. The time is here for bringing about change.
Hope Packs
The lack of simple supplies like pencils and a notebook can keep a child from attending school. When children go to school, they have hope. And their community is transformed. Food for the Hungry distributes school supplies as one of many measures for bringing God’s hope to children. Your church or group can share this hope with children living in poverty by assembling HOPE Packs. Learn more about Hope Packs.
Change for Life
Through Change for Life, nickels, dimes and quarters will bring hope to those suffering from the AIDS crisis, one of the most severe health problems the world has ever faced. When you get involved with Change for Life, Food for the Hungry will provide your church, Sunday School class, workplace or other group with small containers to collect spare coins for six weeks. As the containers fill up, the accumulation of pocket change will have a big impact:
It’s easy to coordinate Change for Life, and it will be a great encouragement to your group to see how their small change can make such a big change in the fight against AIDS!
Learn more about Change for Life.
Poverty Unlocked Curriculum
Poverty Unlocked is a 4-week curriculum that introduces Christians to the Bible’s teachings on poverty. The group activities, Bible study and stories will deepen your group’s understanding of poverty and what you can do about it. Poverty Unlocked is an ideal curriculum for Sunday School classes, Bible study groups, student ministries or any group interested in hunger issues. Call 1-800-248-6437 to order your free copy or click here to send us a request for Poverty Unlocked.
Poverty Unlocked Podcast
If God loves the world, why are there so many hungry people? Why does HIV/AIDS ravage Africa? If God loves justice, why do we see injustice around every corner? And what are Christians supposed to do about it? Poverty Unlocked is an audio program exploring God's heart for the poor and His mandate for Christians. Subscribe to this free series for an in-depth look at Christian relief and development. Listen to Poverty Unlocked.
Free Resources for Download
Many Americans do not know the extent to which hunger is a life-and-death struggle for most of the world's people. The resources offered on this website will help you teach through firsthand experience. You will answer such questions as:
For your free download, please visit our advocate resource page. On this page you will find videos, how-to kits, Bible studies and ways to engage your church in learning about poverty.