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Decatur Presbyterian Church Kicks Off New Church Year with ‘Rise Against Hunger’ Volunteer Meal Pack
Decatur Presbyterian Church is sponsoring a ‘Rise Against Hunger’ volunteer meal packing event on August 10, 2025, beginning at 12:00 PM in the church’s Fellowship Hall. The goal is to have at least 100 community volunteers participate in packing specially designed, nutritious, shelf-stable meal packages and to collect funds to cover the costs of materials needed for the packages and their transportation to those in need.
Decatur, Georgia—August 10, 2025: Decatur Presbyterian Church announces a ‘Rise Against Hunger’ meal packing volunteer event open to everyone in the community, regardless of age. What can volunteers do? Come to the Decatur Presbyterian Church on Church Street in Decatur at 12:00pm on Sunday August 10th to help pack meals. You can sign up to volunteer at one of two shifts, 12:00pm or 1:00pm. You can also come early to set up or stay late to clean up. Lunch will also be served in the church parlor (entrance under the tan awning facing Church Street) before AND after the 12:00PM shift, starting around 11:30 AM. You can donate to the funds to get the food to the people who need it! Register here: http://events.riseagainsthunger.org/DecaturPresbChurch2025
Decatur Presbyterian Kicks Off the New Church Year
Decatur Presbyterian Church is hosting this Rise Against Hunger event as part of our kickoff of the new church year, by expressing our commitment to the church's mission to “actively engage in the world” by serving others. The Kickoff Worship Service is at 10:30am in the main sanctuary. We welcome the community to join us in taking practical action to address the fact that too many people in our world do not have enough to eat. This Rise Against Hunger event will include not only working together to package the meals, but also learning about where they will be sent and why they are needed.
What is ‘Rise Against Hunger’?
Rise Against Hunger is an organization founded in 1998 “driven by the vision of a world without hunger. [Its] mission is to end hunger in our lifetime by providing food and life-changing aid to the world’s most vulnerable and creating a global commitment to mobilize the necessary resources." The organization describes its focus as to target remote, last-mile communities within hunger pockets designated “serious” or higher on the Global Hunger Index, which are the hardest places to reach and are often difficult to access, lack communication and have poor infrastructure. With the support of our global impact partners, we practice locally-led development by providing expertise vital to empower local communities and providing meals through local schools to incentive attendance and enable kids to obtain an education. Our work starts with a meal.
“We are so pleased to sponsor the ‘Rise Against Hunger’ volunteer event as part of our kickoff of the new Decatur Presbyterian Church year. We hope the community takes advantage of this opportunity to rise up against hunger and pack hundreds of meals. The Rise Against Hunger Experience events provide a fun, educational way for groups to literally lend a hand to people facing hunger across the globe. We combine an assembly line process with an educational experience to not only make a huge impact worldwide, but to touch the lives of the volunteers.” said Senior Pastor, Todd Speed.
Where to enter the volunteer event: You are invited to enter the church using the main parking lot on Church Street. Details on where to enter the building will be sent out closer to the event. Make sure to include your email address.
When is the event: Sunday, August 10, 2025. Lunch will be served before AND after the 12:00 PM packing shift. Meal packing shifts are at 12:00 PM or 1:00 PM.
For more information about this event:
- Check out the Rise Against Hunger website (https://www.riseagainsthunger....)
- Contact Rev. Emily Wilmesherr (ewilmesherr@dpchurch.org)
About ‘Rise Against Hunger
Rise Against Hunger is growing a global movement to end hunger by empowering communities, nourishing lives and responding to emergencies. Targeting remote, last-mile communities within hunger pockets designated “serious” or higher by the Global Hunger Index, we work with local leaders to harness the strengths of their communities and tackle their own food and nutrition security challenges with agency, dignity and resilience.
Decatur Presbyterian Church is Celebrating its Bicentennial
DPC has been an integral part of the Decatur, GA community since 1825. We look forward in faith to our Bicentennial in 2025, serving our community and the world, and affirming our goal: Every child of God – belonging, engaging, being transformed.
For More Information About Rise Against Hunger and Decatur Presbyterian Church:
- Directions and Parking: https://www.dpchurch.org/directions-parking/
- Call the church Office at 404-378-1777
- Check the church website: https://www.dpchurch.org
Media Contact:
Dudley Larus, DPC Communications
678-863-4239