For Immediate Release

St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
Raises Enough to Feed Over 7,000

St. Luke’s UMC Collects 3,900 Pounds of Food and
Over $3,000 in Donations for Denver Urban Ministries

Highlands Ranch, Colo. – Sept. 11, 2007 – Nearly 1,000 people attended the “Feeding of the 5,000: The Miracle is in the Sharing” event hosted by St. Luke’s United Methodist Church on September 9 at Civic Green Park. 3,900 pounds of food and over $3,000 in donations were collected at the event and presented to Denver Urban Ministries (DenUM) today. DenUM calculates that the donations are enough to feed nearly 7,000 people in the Denver area.

“The primary goal of this event was to engage and call our community to act against hunger in our own backyard,” said Reverend Janet Forbes, senior pastor at St. Luke’s. “We are happy to say that were able to exceed our goal of feeding 5,000 and provide enough food to nourish nearly 7,000 people.”

St. Luke’s invited the entire community to come and enjoy a fun-filled day of activities, entertainment and a barbeque meal, sponsored by Wingin’ It. Entertainment featured at the event was provided by St. Luke’s Youth Jazz Orchestra, Ministers of Swing, Sonrise and a special evening concert featuring the Denver-based Christian rock group Three Cord Wonder.

“Feeding of the 5,000: The Miracle is in the Sharing” was held as a part of St. Luke’s year-long “Got Community” campaign to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

Denver Urban Ministries was organized in 1981 as a 501(c)(3) human service agency to provide emergency and stabilization services in Denver’s most impoverished neighborhoods supplying clothing and food, www.denum.org.

Guided by the spirit of God, St. Luke’s UMC is an inclusive community of faith, seeking to meet people where they are, growing together toward full humanity, through living the teachings of Jesus: Love, Acceptance, Justice, and Hope. St. Luke’s is located at 8817 South Broadway in Highlands Ranch, one-quarter mile south of C-470. Regular office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Sunday services, led by Rev. Janet Forbes, are held at  8:00, 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Sunday school and free child care are available during the 9:30 and 11:00 services. For more information visit www.stlukeshr.com.

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