Illustration of diverse hands stacked together with the text 'Service Opportunities' on a blue background.
Logo for Feeding the 5000 featuring a white plate, fork, and knife on a blue background with text 'FEEDING THE 5000'.
Logo for St. Matthew Lutheran Church Food Pantry featuring a paper bag with a carrot, apple, and loaf of bread, a red heart, and the church's name and food pantry label.
Logo for Lutheran Mission Society Baltimore featuring an anchor with blue waves and text in gray, yellow, and blue.

FEEDING 5,000

St. Matthew Lutheran Church is committed to sharing God's love with our neighbors. Feeding the 5,000 is our outreach ministry that provides food for vulnerable individuals and families in our community and around the globe. 

Two times each month, we gather to pack lunches and snack sacks for those in need in our immediate community. 

Our Saturday packing event is held from 10 am to noon on the first Saturday of each month. The Tuesday packing event is held from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm on the third Tuesday of each month. Each time we gather, we pack 200 brown bag lunches for the Helping Up mission in Baltimore and 200 "snack sacks" to distribute to Baltimore's homeless. 

To sign up to participate in the packing event on the first Saturday of the month, click here: https://www.vancoevents.com/us/CZNQ

To sign up to participate in the packing event on the third Tuesday of the month, click here: https://www.vancoevents.com/us/CYHX

If you are interested in providing items for the food packing events, please contact Julie McDonnell . 

Additional service opportunities, including our rice packing events through Harvest Pack and Lutheran World Relief care kits are offered throughout the year and shared on our facebook page.

FOOD PANTRY

At St. Matthew Lutheran Church, we are committed to serving our neighbors with compassion and care. Our Food Pantry provides essential groceries and household items to individuals and families in need within our community.

Hours of Operation

  • Thursdays: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

  • Fridays: 10:30 am – 2:00 pm

Our dedicated volunteers are here to offer not only food, but also encouragement, dignity, and hope. Whether you are visiting for the first time or are a returning guest, you are always welcome at St. Matthew.

If you’d like to support the Food Pantry through donations or volunteering, please contact the church office for more information. Together, we can share God’s love by caring for one another.

LUTHERAN MISSION SOCIETY

St. Matthew Lutheran Church partners with the Lutheran Mission Society (LMS) to extend Christ’s love beyond our walls and into the community. Through this partnership, we support LMS’s mission of providing food, clothing, counseling, and spiritual care to individuals and families in need.

Our church works alongside LMS by contributing donations, volunteering, and connecting people to the resources and encouragement they provide. Together, we are able to share not only practical help, but also the hope of the Gospel.

By supporting the Lutheran Mission Society, St. Matthew joins with other congregations across the region in answering Christ’s call to care for our neighbors with dignity and compassion.