Hunger Missions
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Central IL Foodbank
The Central Illinois Foodbank is the central source of food for numerous food pantries in the region. Westminster supports this organization’s mission through Give-a-Meal-a-Month, holding an ongoing collection for particular food items. Get involved: Check in the West Narthex to find this month’s Give-a-Meal-a-Month items! |
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CROP Hunger Walk
The Church World Service CROP Hunger Walk is an annual fundraiser to fight world hunger. Westminster joins fellow CROP walkers in the Springfield area in solidarity with those who are hungry around the globe on World Communion Sunday (first Sunday in October). The Smith Mission Endowment contributed $5,000 in 2025. Get involved: Join the walk each October or sponsor a walker. |
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Hunger Action Certification
Westminster is a certified Hunger Action Congregation, with many hunger-related ministries to fight hunger . Hunger Action Team 2025 Krista Steller (Chair), Linda Andrews, Kathy Bacon, Sandy Bellatti, Bill Deemer, Dee Dee Duffy, Linda Folse, Kristine Gates, Kathy Germeraad, Melanie Green, Keith and Ann Hamilton, Georgina Hudspeth, Judy Huston, Nancy Huston, Pat Hymans, Mary and Charlie King, Dr. Judy Knox, Becky Martin, Mary Caroline Mitchell, Claudia Nash, Christy Pound, Judy Prillaman, Julie Robbs, Dr. Diane Rutledge, Sue Sawers, Sue Scaife, Kay Smith, Eleanor VanDeventer, Jeanne and Pete Van Gieson Click here to see how Westminster is helping fight hunger in our community. Get involved: Watch for new educational opportunities and mission initiatives! |
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Little Pantry
WPC built and maintains a micro pantry at Graham Elementary School, offering food and basic supplies according to a “Take what you need; leave what you can” model. The pantry has sparked participation from the rest of the neighborhood and has seen heavy use. Westminster members visit the pantry everyday to keep it clean and well-stocked. The church maintains a supply of food. Get involved: Sign up here to restock the pantry, or donate needed items. |
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Meals on Wheels
WPC delivers two weeks each summer in service of Daily Bread Meals on Wheels, a Senior Services of Central Illinois program that supports independent living by delivering food to seniors with difficulty preparing their own meals. Get involved: Watch for announcements about helping with summer deliveries. |
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St. John’s Breadline
Springfield’s St. John’s Breadline provides daily, hot, nutritious meals to anyone in need, giving people the opportunity to spend their time seeking jobs and education instead of food. Get involved: Watch for the annual fall fundraiser to benefit this ministry. |
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Souper Bowl of Caring
WPC youth group members join this effort and annually raise funds on Super Bowl Sunday, sending every dollar collected to local food pantries. The initiative began with a small Presbyterian youth group who shared a bowl of soup during Super Bowl in Columbia, SC over 30 years ago. |
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Westminster Day Laborers
Members of the church annually donate land, seed, and time to plant and harvest sweet corn used to supply local food pantries with much needed fresh vegetables. We are grateful for Grigsby Farms and their partnership in this ministry. In 2025, a team of twenty seven harvested corn on Tuesday, July 29. Get involved: Head out to the fields with us and pick some corn! |
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Cafe Moxo Meals for Springfield Needs
Hunger Action Team and Youth Group partnered with Cafe Moxo to distribute food in front of the restaurant by giving free sandwiches to people who were in need of food during the pandemic in 2021. Westminster gave $1,375 to help with this project. |
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