I’ve talked about Granger’s ministry to our community in recent weeks through 20 Days of Giving. One of those twenty days included a food drop where we provided food and personal care items to 3,500 families in our region. What you may not know is that Granger is serving our community throughout the year–not just at Christmas time. As an example, we provide food to families twice each month through a food pantry located at our ministry center in downtown South Bend. Today, 26 of our volunteers distributed food to 338 families. That was a record for food distribution at that center.

In addition to giving you an update on what’s happening through Granger’s ministry to our community, I thought some of you would like to know that we count other stuff besides people who show up for  our weekend services. I know some of you get bent out of shape about the fact that we actually track whether or not our church is reaching more people. With this information about food distribution, maybe you’ll be able to rest easier tonight.

It’s not about the numbers. It’s about impacting people’s lives for Jesus.