Each week, Desert Cross takes a special offering at each worship service that we call The Hunger Jar. The collection leaves the walls of Desert Cross to support The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s World Hunger Appeal and ELCA Disaster Response. Support for ELCA World Hunger comes from specially designated offerings and gifts from ELCA members and congregations. Together with other ELCA churches, our offerings have a real impact across the world!
Every dollar given to ELCA World Hunger makes an impact in fighting chronic hunger and poverty in the United States and around the world. ELCA World Hunger partners with organizations like Lutheran World Relief (LWR), Lutheran World Federation (LWF), and Church World Service (CWS) in reaching the needy around the world. From health clinics to microloans, water wells to animal husbandry, community meals to advocacy, your gifts to ELCA World Hunger make it possible for the ELCA to respond, supporting sustainable solutions that get at the root causes of hunger and poverty.
ELCA Disaster Response works with its partner organizations, LWR and LWF in responding to disasters here at home and abroad. When a disaster occurs, the primary objective is to save lives, alleviate suffering and provide food, medicine, shelter and clothing as well as provide protection in war-like emergency situations. After the media is gone, the ELCA and our partner organizations continue to accompany the people to bring about recovery and healing.
Special Hunger Jar Collections
Occasionally, we will also designate a week of our Hunger Jar Offering to a specific ministry supported by Desert Cross. Past offerings have supported: Grace Lutheran Church's Heat Respite Program (month of May), Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest Partners in Caring, CROP Walk, I-HELP (Interfaith Homeless Emergency Lodging Program), SE Valley Lutheran Coalition for Habitat for Humanity, ELCA Malaria Campaign, Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem, Ronald McDonald House, Kyrene Resource Center, and Feed My Starving Children.
If you have questions about where the gifts for the current Hunger Jar are going, please fill out the contact form below.
