Special Edition | SNAP Benefits
| | "for I was hungry and you gave me food. I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink." (Matthew 25:35) | | |
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What’s here:
- A synod-wide list of ways to support congregational ministries, local food banks, and other service initiatives.
- The list will be updated regularly as more resources come in.
How to get involved:
- Click the button above to access the full list.
- Find ways you or your congregation can engage locally.
Want to contribute a resource?
Have a resource your congregation/area supports or offers? Please share it with
Deacon Mary Stoneback, Synod Minister for Strategic Communications and Events 📧 mstoneback@rmselca.org
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SNAP recipients across the Rocky Mountain Synod states of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and Texas will be directly impacted by the absence of these benefits. They include:
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600,000 Coloradans
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460,000 in New Mexico
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86,000 in Utah
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29,000 in Wyoming
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3.5 million Texans
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including 1.7 million children who depend on these benefits every month.
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“Today, I ask you to answer God’s call to love and serve our neighbors who are affected by this crisis.”
~Bishop Meghan Johnston Aelabouni
| | | Acrylic on canvas artwork by Jen Norton illustrating the corporal and spiritual works of mercy leading up to the kingdom of heaven. | |
Saron Lutheran Church's Little Free Pantry
In a small country town of Strasburg, Colorado, it was learned that the food pantry had closed and then that the nearby Town of Bennett’s food pantry also closed. It was time. Time to find a way our small church, Saron Lutheran, in Strasburg, could meet some of the needs of neighbors for food. The call to action found its solution in building and maintaining a Little Free Pantry. Jackie Lanning got approval from the church Council and her family got busy.
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St. Matthew's Lutheran Church's Little Free Pantry
By: Scott McKane, FOX 13, Salt Lake City
It’s better to give than to receive… so goes an old saying.
But both things are happening in Taylorsville with the opening of a brand new pantry at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church.
The church received a handmade donation of a brand new pantry this month, and people have been stocking it with food ever since.
Watch News Feature
| | | Office of the Bishop Staff | |
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Bishop Meghan Johnston Aelabouni (she/her), maelabouni@rmselca.org
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Rev. Barbara Berry-Bailey (she/her), Synod Minister for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, bberry-bailey@rmselca.org
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Rev. Quirino Cornejo (he/him), Director for Evangelical Mission-South & Synod Minister for Multicultural Witness, qcornejo@rmselca.org
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Rev. Chris Davis (he/him), Director for Evangelical Mission-North and Synod Minister for Generosity, cdavis@rmselca.org
- Jon Johnson (he/him), Synod Minister for Finance and Human Resource, finance@rmselca.org
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Rev. Diana Linden-Johnson, Synod Minister for Rostered Ministry, dlinden-johnson@rmselca.org
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Kurt Rager, Synod Minister for Advocacy, New Mexico, krager@rmselca.org
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Deacon Mary Stoneback (she/her), Synod Minister for Strategic Communications and Events, mstoneback@rmselca.org
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Yvonne Wilken (she/her), Synod Minister for Adminstration, office@rmselca.org
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Pastor Sara Wirth (she/her), Synod Minister for Transitions and Healthy Ministries, swirth@rmselca.org
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