CROP Hunger Walk

Have you ever had a pie thrown in your face?

October 13, 2012 - 8:21am

CROP Stop SignI haven’t, and as far as I know neither has John Smoke. Unfortunately for us, that is all about to change! You may have heard us engaging in some good-spirited competitive conversations or seen the posters on the church walls with pies surrounding our faces. This Sunday, pies will be thrown. But what’s it all about?

This Sunday, October 14th, First UMC is teaming up with churches and organization all around the area to walk in the annual CROP Walk. This walk drums up financial and moral support for a variety of organizations that seek to fight hunger in our local communities, our nation, and around the world. After hearing about the walk, I immediately knew I wanted to help out and was positive that others would, too. I talked to John and found out that he was positive others would want to help as well. We were both SO positive that we decided to enter into a friendly challenge between our ministries. So, this Sunday, whoever has more students from his or her ministry (for John that’s Kindergarteners-5th Grade, for me it’s 6th-12th graders) walking alongside him or her in the walk, gets to throw pies in the other person’s face.

CROP Hunger Walk 2012

DGFUMC Team 2011

Please join the 2012 South DuPage CROP Hunger Walk, Sunday October 14. The walk will begin at 2 pm at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 4501 Main Street, Downers Grove. Registration information and sponsor envelopes will be available in the church office or in the parlor on Sunday mornings beginning in mid-September. You can also register or donate on-line at the CROP Walk site.

First United Methodist Church members have been enthusiastic supporters of the CROP Walk for many years. The 5K walk supports the international programs of Church World Service (CWS) and also local charities such as our own PADS site. CWS works in more than 80 countries, combating hunger and helping to purchase tools of hope that enpower people to meet their own needs.

Location: 
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 4501 Main Street, Downers Grove
Date: 
Sunday, October 14, 2012 - 1:30pm

South DuPage CROP Hunger Walk 2010 Results

Total Money Raised in 2010: $27,123.25

Organization Walkers Collected
First United Methodist Church, Downers Grove 53 $5,449.00
Woodridge United Methodist Church 36 $3,283.00
St. Luke's Presbyterian Church 13 $2,845.00
Downers Grove Community Church 27 $2,656.00
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church 25 $2,525.00
St. Andrews Episcopal Church 12 $1,535.00
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 13 $1,380.00

CROP Hunger Walk 2011

DGFUMC Team 2011

Please join the 2011 South DuPage CROP Hunger Walk, Sunday October 16. The walk will begin at 2 pm at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 4501 Main Street, Downers Grove. Registration information and sponsor envelopes will be available in the church office or in the parlor on Sunday mornings beginning in mid-September. You can also register or donate on-line at the CROP Walk site.

First United Methodist Church members have been enthusiastic supporters of the CROP Walk for many years. The 5K walk supports the international programs of Church World Service (CWS) and also local charities such as our own PADS site. CWS works in more than 80 countries, combating hunger and helping to purchase tools of hope that enpower people to meet their own needs.

Please join us in helping to alleviate hunger and poverty throughout the world. All walkers will bring a can of food for local food pantries. All DGFUMC walkers wear RED!

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You can support members of the DGFUMC team now online. Just click on one of the links below to sponsor someone using your credit card.

Sponsor the DGFUMC Team | Sponsor Pastor Jim | Sponsor Pastor Greta

Location: 
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 4501 Main Street, Downers Grove
Date: 
Sunday, October 16, 2011 - 1:30pm

South DuPage CROP Hunger Walk 2015 Results

Total Money Raised in 2015: $25,489.00

Downers Grove Community Church 14 $4,324.00
First United Methodist Church, Downers Grove 27 $4,061.00
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church 33 $3,614.20
Woodridge United Methodist Church 23 $2,310.00
St. Luke's Presbyterian Church 8 $1,995.00
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 9 $1,602.00
First Christian Church, Downers Grove 6 $1,100.00
St. Andrews Episcopal Church 4 $895.00

South DuPage CROP Hunger Walk

Sunday October 19, 2025

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Date: Sunday, October 19, 2025
Time: Registration - 1:30pm
Walk Begins - 2:00pm
Location: Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
(Across Main St. from Downers Grove North High School)

South DuPage CROP Hunger Walk

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We Walk Because They Walk

  • More than 800 million people in the world go hungry every day.
  • More than 1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water and more than 2 billion lack sanitation.
  • In the last 50 years, almost 400 million people worldwide have died from hunger and poor sanitation – that’s three times the number of people killed in all wars fought in the 20th century.

The South DuPage CROP Hunger Walk is a 5 km (3.1 mile) walk held annually in October, with participants asking friends and family to sponsor them. The South DuPage community have raised nearly $970,000 over the past 37 years through holding this annual CROP Hunger Walk, which helps to support the grassroots, hunger-fighting development efforts of Church World Service (CWS) partner agencies in more than 80 countries. CROP Hunger Walks help to provide tools of hope that empower people to meet their own needs. From seeds and tools, to wells and water systems, to nutrition-enhancing Moringa trees, to technical training and micro-enterprise loans, the key is people working together to identify their own development priorities--something CWS has learned through 75 years of working in partnership around the world.

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