Child Poverty Ministries and World Hunger

Dr. Gary Morse is the Memphis Conference Child Poverty Ministries and World Hunger Advocate. Contact him at twobirds@aeneas.net.  

Hunger continues to be in epidemic proportions in today’s world. Over 900 million people are dying each year from hunger or hunger-related causes. The economic downturn in the past year has led to an increase in the number of people dying from hunger. A major response from the Memphis Annual Conference to help alleviate hunger is the Lenten World Hunger Offering. Each year during the Lenten season, churches in the Conference are asked to take up donations for World Hunger. But in reality, donations are received throughout the year for World Hunger. 

To access the 2009 Lenten World Hunger Offering Calendar, click here.

To access the World Hunger Letter to Pastors, click here.

To access the World Hunger 2009 Suggestion Sheet, click here.

To access 2009 World Hunger Projects, click here.

To access the 2009 World Hunger Quiz, click here.

To access the 2009 Lenten World Hunger poster, click here.

To access information about the devastating effect of genocide on children around the world, click here  .www.operationbrokensilence.org

 The Conference supports efforts by the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) for emergency drought relief in Africa; Heifer Project International; the Society of St. Andrew's Potato Project; Dream Farm in Zimbabwe; Peanut Butter Project in Sierre Leone; Hunters for the Hungry; Reelfoot Rural Ministries; Memphis Neighborhood Centers; local food banks – MIFA in Memphis, Paducah Cooperative Ministries, and Regional InterFaith Association in Jackson, TN; and emergency funds for each district.