Hunger programs from 17 different churches and projects received over $15,000 as a result of the cash offering from 2016 fall mission events. This fall churches in the Dakotas Conference held mission events throughout North and South Dakota—Mission Cafe and Bakery, Sioux Falls, SD, Prairie Hills East Mission Fair, Pierre, SD and Prairie Hills West Mission Fest in Rapid Valley, SD.

Total cash receipts from the fall were over $15,000. Income from the events provides funding for hunger projects in the Dakotas Conference and throughout the world. At each event UMCOR kits were collected for emergency disaster relief. This year an online quilt auction was also held, bringing in $3,000.

Churches were invited to apply for funds to assist with projects that feed those in need.  A committee considered applications and awarded $15,136 in funds based on the following criteria: community scope of the hot meal program, size of the program, longevity of the program, and geographical location.

The committee awarded 17 grants ranging from $300-$2,500. There were two new recipients, Yankton Area Banquet, Yankton, SD and Wonderful Wednesday All Church Meal in Mandan, ND.  Eight of the grant winners serve meals to senior citizens throughout the Dakotas Conference.

UMCOR kits were also collected at the fall mission events.  The total value of the kits collected was $176,660 bringing the grand total for the fall mission events to $235,000.