Church-wide Missions

Monthly Missions - August 2026

WARM Churches

Let’s Pack the Pantry!!!

August is the month when our three WARM congregations work together to provide food for the Waupaca Area Food Pantry. Their focus is on providing “shelf-stable, satiating and sustainable foods you can use to make a meal”.

The number of families needing help is increasing. In 2025, the pantry provided a 3-to-4-day supply of food each month to between 125 and 150 households. This year, they are serving between 150-200 households.

Below is their “Wish List” for August/September. They appreciate our willingness to be very specific in our donations to best serve our neighbors and community. The Pantry is trying to give each family the same amount and types of food to best meet everyone’s needs. Monetary gifts will be accepted. Place cash in an offering envelope and label with “Food Pantry” or write a check to your respective church adding “Food Pantry” to the memo line.

• Crackers of any kind

• Diced tomatoes

• Tomato sauce

• Spaghetti sauce

• Canned pasta meals--- SpaghettiOs, Ravioli, Beefaroni, etc.

• Jello

• Instant pudding

First umc

This month, we’ll be collecting offerings for Bread Basket, a free community meal program that began in Waupaca in 1995 at St Mark’s Episcopal Church and which operates entirely on donations, grants and volunteer help.

This is the 20th year that Bread Basket has been serving from our church and the 16th year that First UMC has been preparing and providing meals two to three times per year. Approximately 200 meals are presently being served each week. We prepared 216 take-out meals on May 19th. Thank you to all who shared financial gifts and volunteer help. Our meal consists of a ham sandwich, corn, fruit cup and cookies. We will be serving again on September 15th.

Offerings are needed and greatly appreciated. Write checks payable to FUMC with “Bread Basket” on the memo line or place cash in an offering envelope and write “Bread Basket” on the envelope.

Crystal Lake UMC

We are collecting school supplies for Northcott Neighborhood House, a community center in Milwaukee and participating with the other churches with the food drive for Waupaca Area Food Pantry.

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