{"id":5836,"date":"2024-04-10T19:16:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T01:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/?p=5836"},"modified":"2024-04-10T19:20:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T01:20:03","slug":"5836-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/5836-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Renewing Hunger Ministry Together (re-post from St. Paul Area Synod blog)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This is a re-post of a piece from the St. Paul Area Synod blog, by Vernita Kennen of Incarnation Lutheran Church in Shoreview, MN. The original blog post can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/spas-elca.org\/2024\/04\/05\/renewing-hunger-ministry-together\/\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>People who care about hunger issues from the Saint Paul and Minneapolis Area Synods gathered in March to talk about how we might work together. We acknowledged needing renewed efforts within our congregations, communities and our synods. Some of us came from congregations, some from specific hunger ministries, some from synod and churchwide staffs but all came with a heart for those who live with hunger. Some had years of experience working on hunger issues and others had less, but everyone came with a passion somehow connected to hunger.<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2024\/04\/March-2024-Hunger-Meeting_782x521-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5837 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2024\/04\/March-2024-Hunger-Meeting_782x521-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"782\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2024\/04\/March-2024-Hunger-Meeting_782x521-1.jpg 782w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2024\/04\/March-2024-Hunger-Meeting_782x521-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2024\/04\/March-2024-Hunger-Meeting_782x521-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2024\/04\/March-2024-Hunger-Meeting_782x521-1-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2024\/04\/March-2024-Hunger-Meeting_782x521-1-525x350.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Conversation about programs and policies, local and global efforts, immediate aid and sustainable efforts abounded. Networking was raised as a need as was acknowledging monetary contributions, advocacy, and hands-on efforts. We see the need to talk about \u201con ramps\u201d to engage others in hunger ministry. Our hope is that we can work towards something that supports the current hunger ministries across the synods as well as moves to more education and learning for all of our congregations.<\/p>\n<p>Additional voices, experience, and questions are valuable and welcome! Please contact or Justin Grimm (Saint Paul Area Synod) at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:justin.grimm@spas-elca.org\">justin.grimm@spas-elca.org<\/a>\u00a0or Bob Hulteen (Minneapolis Area Synod) at:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:b.hulteen@mpls-synod.org\">b.hulteen@mpls-synod.org<\/a>\u00a0if you are interested in joining future planning.<\/p>\n<p>Vernita Kennen<br \/>\nIncarnation, Shoreview<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a re-post of a piece from the St. Paul Area Synod blog, by Vernita Kennen of Incarnation Lutheran Church in Shoreview, MN. 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