Each month, Woodridge UMC's Outreach Committee designates an organization, ministry, or mission (or two) to be the recipient of our monthly Outreach Offering. 

October 2025 

South DuPage CROP Walk

This month we are happy to be directing our October outreach giving to support the South DuPage CROP Walk.  This money is in addition to any donations made directly to our walkers on the Woodridge UMC team page 2025 CROP Hunger Walk - Woodridge UMC

 

The South DuPage community has raised over $1,000,000 over the past 39 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.

• 75% of the money supports the hunger programs of the Church World Service (the outreach arm of the National Council of Churches).
• 25% of the money supports local hunger agencies, including Downers Grove FISH, Hope's Front Door, Lisle Township Food Pantry, Meals on Wheels, People's Resource Center, and West Suburban Community Pantry.

Information quoted from the website – South DuPage CROP Hunger Walk | DGFUMC

Ways to donate to the October Outreach Offering:

—Check or cash in an Outreach Offering envelope placed in the offering plate in the
—Narthex (the room outside the sanctuary) or in the gold-plated mail slot at the church’s east door.
—Online via our website. Select “Current Month Outreach” in the drop down menu.
—Text the amount you want to give to 630-449-7121 and select “Current Month Outreach” in the drop down menu.