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Help bring joy and a holiday meal to people experiencing poverty in Southeastern Appalachia. 

 

1. Pick up a special box at LCR.

Boxes are available November 1 through December 16, 2025. We encourage you to decorate your box with holiday greetings! 

 

2. Fill your box with these 12 nonperishable food items:

  • Corn (not creamed) - 2 cans
  • Green beans - 2 cans
  • Stuffing mix - enough for 4+ people
  • Instant mashed potatoes - enough for 4+ people
  • Turkey gravy mix - 2 packages
  • Jiffy corn muffin mix - 2 boxes
  • Fruit cocktail - 1 can
  • Cranberry sauce - 1 can
  • Table salt
  • Jello
  • Cake mix - 1 box
  • Frosting - 1 can
Download a PDF with the shopping list.

 

3. Drop off your filled box at LCR. 

Between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., leave your box in the Narthex. If it's after hours, you can drop it off inside the front entry door.

All boxes need to be returned to the church by Tuesday, December 16.

 

4. We'll add in some fresh goods and distribute the boxes to people in need.

Holiday meals will be distributed through our partners, Manna from Heaven, a nonprofit food pantry in Myra, Kentucky. 

 

Thank you for your generosity! 

 

Questions? Please contact us at outreach@lcresurrection.org.

Learn more about LCR's Outreach ministries. 

 

PS: Join us Thursday, December 8 at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall to build more Christmas boxes and pack the truck heading to Manna!

The annual Christmas trip to Manna From Heaven is almost here, and we want YOU to join us Friday, December 19 - Saturday, December 20! We’ll depart LCR the morning of December 19 with trucks of food and toys and will organize and prepare for distribution when we arrive at Manna. Saturday morning, we'll distribute the boxes with Lois and her crew. Please contact Derek Muktarian if you’re interested.