To serve hungry families and children around the world, Liquid Church, one of New Jersey’s fastest-growing Christian churches, has announced it will once again set out to pack and provide 1.2 million holiday meals during the church’s annual Christmas Outreach. Liquid will partner with Rise Against Hunger’s local New Jersey office to host the event at seven locations across the state. The nutritionally fortified meals will be distributed to hungry families around the world.
On Friday, December 6th, and Saturday, December 7th, thousands of volunteers will gather at seven locations across New Jersey to work towards meeting this year’s goal of packing 1.2 million meals–an increase from last year’s goal of 1 million. Designed as a family event, children and parents will serve alongside each other at the Christmas Outreach, working in an “assembly line fashion” to pack thousands of meals at each location in short order.
“Every year at our annual Christmas Outreach, I’m blown away by the selfless hearts in our community as people all across the state put the love of God into action," said Tim Lucas, founder and lead pastor of Liquid Church. "As we come together to pack over a million nutritious meals for families battling hunger and malnutrition worldwide, we’re making a lasting impact, one meal at a time, and bringing the hope of Christ at Christmas to those who need it most."
The church’s outreach partner, Rise Against Hunger, is an international humanitarian organization growing a global movement to end hunger by empowering communities, nourishing lives, and responding to global emergencies. If Liquid reaches this year’s goal, it will bring the total number of meals packed to 4.5 million since the partnership with Rise Against Hunger began.
Volunteers will gather at the following New Jersey locations: Princeton (Mercer County), Parlin (Middlesex County), Parsippany (Morris County), Wayne (Passaic County), Somerset (Somerset County), and Mountainside & Garwood (Union County). “At Liquid Church, it’s our heart to serve others here at home and around the world. That’s why this Christmas, we’re coming together to fill the empty stomachs of hungry people,” said Lucas. “We’re amazed at the community response to our annual Christmas Outreach, as we’re well on our way to gathering the 6,000 volunteers we need to reach our big, hairy, audacious goal! We simply couldn’t reach our goal of packing over 1 million meals without the incredible support of a community that shares our vision.”
For more information on the Christmas Outreach, visit LiquidChurch.com/ChristmasOutreach.
ABOUT LIQUID CHURCH
Liquid Church is one of New Jersey’s fastest-growing Christian churches. Officially launched in 2007 by Lead Pastor Tim Lucas, the church’s vision is to “Saturate the State with the Gospel of Jesus Christ,” with seven physical campuses in Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, and Union Counties. Each week, about 5,000 people experience Liquid Church’s worship services in New Jersey and around the globe through Church Online. As part of its global outreach, Liquid provides clean drinking water to those in need, with hundreds of completed wells in Africa and Central America. Liquid Church’s innovative approaches to outreach and ministry have been spotlighted by CNN,FOX News, and TIME magazine. For more information, visit www.LiquidChurch.com.
ABOUT RISE AGAINST HUNGER
Rise Against Hunger, an international humanitarian organization is growing a global movement to end hunger by empowering communities, nourishing lives, and responding to emergencies. With locations across the United States and five international offices, the organization provides immediate nourishment for those facing hunger today and implements sustainable solutions that will lift entire communities for years to come. To find out more about Rise Against Hunger’s efforts to end hunger worldwide, please visit www.riseagainsthunger.org.