The orange bucket ministry was born out of a desire to show love to our community and to help our church family understand that even the smallest coin can make a big difference. The clatter of the change each Sunday as people empty their family offering into the larger bucket is a visual and aural reminder that the problem of hunger has not been solved. In our very own state, voted one of the best states in U.S., nearly 20% of our neighbors don't know where their next meal is coming from. One in five children in Iowa do not have enough to eat. 

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Since we first began collecting change in 2013, our Help Change Hunger campaign has raised more than $30,000 in loose change donations, which translates into represents more than 1 million meals for hungry children and their families in Des Moines.