Join us in an offering of letters to help end hunger.
In partnership with Bread for the World
August 2-16, 2026
From August 2-16, our Micah 6:8 Team is inviting Highland to write letters to their elected officials urging them to do all they can to pursue a world without hunger. Our faith in Christ compels us to love our neighbors and stand up for those experiencing hunger in the U.S. and abroad.
Who is Bread for the World?
Who is Bread for the World?
Bread for the World is a Christian advocacy organization urging U.S. decision makers to do all they can to pursue a world without hunger. Their mission is to educate and equip people to advocate for policies and programs that can help end hunger in the U.S. and around the world. Highland has a long history of partnering with Bread for the World to advocate for a world without hunger, particularly by doing an "offering of letters," writing letters to government leaders to support hunger-ending programs and legislation. Learn more about Bread for the World here.
What are we advocating for at this time?
Urge Congress to Protect and Strengthen SNAP
Legislation enacted in 2025 made historic cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and shifted significantly more of the program’s costs onto states and counties.
The current 2026 Farm Bill proposals do not reverse these cuts or provide relief from the new cost-sharing requirements. Without congressional action, North Carolina could face difficult choices—including reducing access to SNAP, cutting other essential services, or raising additional revenue.
We urge Congress to use the Farm Bill to reverse harmful SNAP cuts, delay or eliminate the cost shift to states, and ensure that families can continue to access the food assistance they need.
Urge Congress to Pass a Strong Farm Bill That Addresses Hunger
The Farm Bill supports much more than agriculture. It shapes the programs that help families put food on the table, strengthen local food systems, support farmers, and respond to hunger in the United States and around the world.
We urge Congress to pass a strong, bipartisan Farm Bill that protects SNAP, strengthens nutrition programs, supports farmers and communities, and makes ending hunger a national priority.
How do I participate?
Writing to government officials sounds political. Why at church?
Writing to government officials sounds political. Why at church?
"He has told you, O mortal, what is good,
and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice and to love kindness
and to walk humbly with your God?" - Micah 6:8
Methodists have a long history of advocating for social justice, going all the way back to Methodist founders John and Charles Wesley. Just as John Wesley advocated for prison reform, the abolition of slavery, ending hunger and poverty, and the elimination of child labor back in the early 1730s, so do contemporary Methodists advocate for peace and justice across all aspects of society -- including ending hunger and poverty. Advocating for U.S. legislation that helps end hunger in our country and around the world is just one way that we seek to "do justice."