Holiday Ministry

Reaching Out

During the Thanksgiving and Christmas season, Mission supporters collect and donate thousands of pounds of holiday food for the low-income community. An established network of churches throughout Kansas City helps the Mission distribute this food to about 350 needy families who receive holiday baskets filled to the brim with a Thanksgiving feast.

Christmas allows us to reach out to hundreds of the poor or homeless through our Christmas Adoption Programs. Each year, the Mission works hand-in-hand with generous individuals, churches, schools, and businesses to "adopt" low-income or homeless families and men, nursing home residents, children at the Vanderberg Youth Center, and Jackson County Jail inmates. With the help of volunteers, the Mission distributes over 12,000 new items and 160 food baskets during the Christmas season.