Missions

Bluffton Self Help – First Sunday Food Mission

Bluffton Self HelpBluffton Self Help provides basic needs to neighbors in the Lowcountry, and right now, they need your assistance to do it. It’s experiencing a increase in visits, depleting its inventory quicker than expected. What’s normally a stocked food pantry now has empty shelves.

The nonprofit is requesting your help to re-stocking shelves by donating to their summer food drive.

Some of the most needed items include canned meats, rice, jelly, canned potatoes and pasta sauce. Personal care items are also in low supply. You can help by donating things like shampoo, soap, and toothbrushes.

The Executive Director, Kim Hall, says there’s a few explanations as to why Bluffton Self Help recently had such an influx in visits.

“The majority of the neighbors that we serve do have children. And so during the summer time, there is a greater need. This area is growing exponentially, and as the community grows, so does that need. And so we’re seeing a higher need right now for ourneighbors in need, and we want to be able to provide for them.”

St Luke’s will collect items on a Sunday in August in the Fellowship Hall. Watch this website page for the date. Thank you for your continued support of our local food pantry.

Missions

United Methodists are a covenant people dedicated to God’s work and sharing God’s gifts who believe that each of us is called to participate in outreaching ministry.

The vitality of St Luke’s is evident in its numerous outreach programs and its caring and cohesiveness of the community of our faithful. St Luke’s members are giving Christians who respond to local, regional, and national needs as evidenced in outreach and mission with over 10% of the church budget dedicated to this purpose.

Examples of our 2018 outreach recipients are (in alphabetical order):

  • Backpack Buddies
  • Beaufort County Council on Aging
  • Boys and Girls Club of Bluffton
  • Bluffton Self Help
  • Child Abuse Prevention Association of Beaufort
  • Family Promise
  • Hopeful Horizons
  • Hospice Care of the Low Country
  • Programs for Exceptional People
  • Second Helping
  • Staying Connected
  • Sunshine Ladies
  • The Children’s Center
  • The Children’s Relief Fund
  • Tidewater Hospice
  • Volunteers in Medicine: Health Care Services

For more information about our faithful stewardship, click here.

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(Page Last Reviewed or Updated: 13-Jul-2019)