Hunger Ministries - Mission Project 2024 • SBC of Virginia

Jesus modeled that His followers are to meet physical needs as the Gospel is sown and proclaimed.

Your church can partner with a local feeding ministry or food pantry to meet immediate and urgent needs in the community.

Global Hunger Sunday
August 25, 2024

“I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat…” Matthew 25:35

Globally, more than 333 million people faced acute levels of food insecurity in 2023. This is an alarming increase of almost 200 million people compared to pre-Covid numbers. World hunger is the highest it has been in 40 years and we as Southern Baptists want to give like never before to help relieve the pain and suffering that hunger brings to every corner of the world. Hunger Relief funds are used in gospel-centered hunger projects that share God’s love in both word and deed.

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Pray

Pray for those in hard places who have no way to feed their own families.

Pray for churches across Virginia to combine their efforts and give to those in need of basic supplies to feed and care for their families.

Pray that as physical needs are met, the truth of God’s love and message of salvation will be shared boldly.

Download a PowerPoint slide with these prayer points in either full-screen or widescreen formats to pray over hunger needs and ministry opportunities in your community.

In Our World

Ongoing droughts, famine, natural disasters, COVID lockdowns, refugee crises, rising food costs, and war all contribute to the overwhelming needs of our world today. 70% of the world’s hungry people live in areas afflicted by war and violence. Our partner ministries offer help and hope to the most vulnerable communities.

In Your Community

Around 9.3% of Virginia households were food insecure in 2022 and with food costs on the rise, that number is expected to grow. That translates into more than 300,000 Virginia households who couldn’t afford to feed their families. An additional 4.1% eat less food or skip meals so that their children can eat enough.

SBCV churches are actively meeting those needs right here at home. From food pantries, feeding stations, grocery distribution, and holiday meals, your gifts are at work serving food and sharing Christ. SBC of Virginia supports nine hunger ministries throughout the state to meet needs and change lives.

In the SBCV

Over 70,000 people received meals in 2023 through nine SBCV-supported hunger ministries across the Commonwealth of Virginia. These meals led to over 9,000 evangelistic encounters and 53 new believers in Christ! Your church’s giving to Vision Virginia and to Global Hunger Relief makes these ministries possible.

What a positive influence this ministry has had on me and my 6-year-old son. I am grateful to teach him the meaning of doing for others without expecting anything in return. Together, we showed love and kindness to those in need. — Feeding Ministry Volunteer

If you’d like to give to Hunger Funds through the SBC of Virginia, your church can send contributions to:

Attn: Hunger Funds
SBC of Virginia
4956 Dominion Blvd
Glen Allen, VA 23060

Video Resources

Vision Virginia

Monthly Prayer Needs Video for September 2023

Please join the SBC of Virginia as we seek the face of God. Each month in 2023, we are sharing a brief video that will call us to corporate prayer seeking God‘s manifest presence in our lives, ministries of our churches, and in the mission that He has called us to fulfill for his glory.

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Not Alone Stories

Damascus Feeding Ministry

Before the pandemic started in 2020, members at First Baptist Church of Damascus were hard at work serving their community in need. Associate Pastor BJ Sinclair shares how God is making a spiritual impact among meeting physical needs.

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Vision Virginia

Liberty Baptist Church Food Ministry

Thanks to your prayers and gifts through the Vision Virginia Missions Offering, you have helped feed and share Jesus’s love to the Appomattox community in a tangible way. Be a part of reaching more people by visiting sbcv.org/visionvirginia | #visionvirginia

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Vision Virginia

Community Fellowship Feeding

Collinsville experiences high poverty levels and addictions. This reality increased with the coronavirus. The Community Fellowship is sharing Jesus's love by giving boxes filled with food to families in the community - and the number of families keeps growing. This ministry allows the church to have Gospel conversations and lead many to Jesus. #youarenotalone

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Vision Virginia

Fork Baptist Church Food Ministry

During the Spring 2020 outbreak of the coronavirus, the feeding program at Halifax County Schools was forced to temporarily cease due to an employee who tested positive for COVID-19. Hundreds of people in need in the community depend on this program each week. Pastor Ken Warfield at Fork Baptist Church asked his church to step in and by the end of that same day, the congregation had 12,000 meals ready to be distributed.

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