Fighting hunger is at the heart of Resurrection’s local missions work. Through our food pantry, Food Mobile, Backpacks for Hunger program, and homeless outreach, we work every day to make sure our neighbors have what they need. None of it happens without volunteers who are willing to show up.
And showing up is exactly what volunteers like John do.
Every Thanksgiving, something remarkable happens in the kitchen at Resurrection Brookside at Historic Central. Volunteers gather — some who’ve been coming for years, some for the first time — and together they prepare meals for hundreds of neighbors in need.
What drives someone to keep coming back? For John C., it starts with his parents.
“I got to give it to my parents, who I always watched serve in the community. They were a great example to me.”
But he’s quick to add something else.
“I really do it for selfish reasons, I got to say. I get such a good feeling — and once you experience it, you want to do it again and again.”
That’s not selfishness. That’s what happens when faith becomes action. Service changes the person serving just as much as the person being served.
The meal gets made because people say yes. The neighborhood gets fed because volunteers keep coming back. And the church becomes what it’s meant to be — not a building, but a community with its sleeves rolled up.
Learn more about our Hunger Ministries here.
