Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled.
Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. —Luke 6:20-21
As followers of Jesus, we know the joy of giving ourselves away. Serving connects our faith to community and brings us into God’s transforming work. Plymouth has many chances to serve in our broader community and in our own church. Take a look through these opportunities and find a time to give yourself in love.
Hunger Offering: The United Nations World Food Programme
Two years of war in Palestine and Israel have damaged cropland, left families displaced, and cut off people’s access to basic needs. Throughout Gaza people are desperate to survive, spending their days looking for scraps, waiting in food lines, and even ambushing World Food Programme trucks for food. Here, 641,000 people are facing catastrophic levels of hunger. Our hunger mission offering will support the UN’s World Food Programme, dispatching trucks full of food to reach starving civilians inside Gaza. To cover basic humanitarian food assistance needs, more than 62,000 metric tons is required every month. In the West Bank, WFP is providing monthly cash vouchers to more than 190,500 people.
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters, and the impact of climate change.
Feeding Hungry New Yorkers for World Hunger Sunday
As we listen to God's call to feed the hungry this World Hunger Sunday (October 12), Plymouth people will respond by serving our neighbors the week surrounding World Hunger Sunday. Find a volunteer project to be part of this year, and join other Plymouth people in feeding New Yorkers. We have teams organizing to serve at various times and through various ways.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11
Mixteca Food Distribution
245 23rd Street, Brooklyn
8:45-11:30 AM.
Lead: Tom Bettridge
Sign up here.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13
St. Joseph House (Catholic Worker)
Soup Kitchen
36 E. 1st Street, Manhattan
8:45 AM-12 noon
Leads: Carol and Brett Younger
Sign up here.
CHIPS Food Packing at Plymouth
10-11:00 AM
*This project is specifically designed for children*
Lead: Morgan Proffitt-Davis
Contact Morgan to sign up.
Broadway Community Soup Kitchen
601 W 114 Street, Manhattan
Noon-3:00 PM
*This opportunity is specifically designed for students, but anyone is welcome to join us*
Lead: Lesley-Ann Hix Tommey
Sign up here.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15
Dinner for VOCAL-NY
Help cook a hot meal for 40 people. Please drop off ready-to-warm food at Plymouth by October 14. If you want to help serve the meal on October 15, reach out to Sandra and Heather for details.
Leads: Heather Gallivan and Sandra Deming
Register here.
Be a Worship Usher
Our worship depends on the hospitable presence of our ushers. They welcome us to worship, collect the offering, and make sure everyone is taken care of. Will you consider serving as a Sunday morning usher too? Sign up to be an usher one Sunday this fall by following the link or reaching out to Lesley-Ann.
More Volunteer Opportunities
Service for the well-being of others is an important way to act out our faith. Plymouth is proud to be partnering with these organizations listed below who work towards hunger relief, housing, education, and more. Click on the tiles below to explore the various ways to volunteer!
Apply for a Grant
Every year, Plymouth Church awards grants to neighboring nonprofits doing local work in our community. Please click on the link below to apply for a grant.
Other Plymouth Ministries
Housing Resources
New York City is experiencing a housing crisis with residents unable to meet their basic needs. If you, or someone you know, are seeking information on shelters, food pantries, free meals, public showers, legal services and more, please click on the following guide provided by Coalition for the Homeless.