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ELCA World Hunger resources are designed to help individuals, congregations, and synods learn more about and participate in ending world hunger.

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Use this drop-down menu to find the resources you need to organize an ELCA World Hunger emphasis.

Fund-raising Ideas and Activities

Are you planning to hold an ELCA World Hunger emphasis but don't know where to start? Here are ideas and activities that will jump start your creativity and help you plan your next World Hunger fundraiser. Copy or adapt anything posted here to best fit synod, community, congregation, or home.

Use these ideas with World Hunger resources. Many ideas and suggestions you will find here work well with printed, electronic, video, and other World Hunger resources -- many of which are available for free. Some links are provided through this section, however you can use the drop-down menu above at any time if you know what you are looking for.

General ideas

Congregational activities

Children-friendly activities

Youth-friendly activities

Worship suggestions and materials

Prayers and litanies
Hymns with hunger/justice themes
"Share Your Bread" hunger worship resource

Linking food-buying/consumption to hunger

Donating proceeds from the sale of goods

Synod action/synod assembly ideas

Hunger jeopardy (also see "Hunger facts and games")

Top 40 resources catalog

Hunger simulation meals:

Giving on special occasions:

Seasonal/holiday activities (church year):

Send us your ideas!

We want to hear from you - what you, your congregation, your family, your community, or your synod did to raise money for ELCA World Hunger.

Tell us how much you raised, what you did, why it worked well. Don't forget to include your congregation's name, city, and state! Thanks for sharing your ideas so that others can benefit from your experience.

Send an e-mail to hunger@elca.org


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