Initiatives
Hunger Initiative
About 25% of Houston’s children live in a household without a reliable source of nutritious food. The goal of MDPC’s Hunger Initiative is to reduce childhood hunger and family food insecurity, specifically in Houston’s Spring Branch area. The strategy is to build upon already-successful food assistance programs like these:
- MDPC’s Fuente Food Pantry provides groceries and produce to approximately 400 families per week. Our Multicultural Ministries and volunteers, would welcome your help on any Saturday morning! Sign up to volunteer here.
- Kids’ Meals Inc. delivers meals to food-insecure preschoolers each weekday. MDPC holds a monthly sandwich-making event that enables us to donate approximately 4,000 sandwiches per month to Kids’ Meals’ program. The event, held on second Wednesdays at MDPC, has become a popular family-friendly service project. Click here to see upcoming dates and sign up!
Justice Initiative
MDPC’s Human Trafficking Task Force seeks to engage the congregation and community in the fight against this insidious crime. We want to build awareness, work with local government to enact stronger legislation, and fight the demand at its source. Click here to watch The Anatomy of Human Trafficking, a five-part Justice Initiative speaker series.
Meet Street Grace, a Key Part of Our Justice Initiative
In 2019, MDPC and other area churches brought Street Grace to Houston, providing office space on our campus alongside Outreach Ministries. Street Grace’s mission is to eradicate the commercial sexual exploitation of children. This justice ministry uses creative methods to address the demand side of these illegal activities—the “customers”—in ways that are both interruptive and redemptive.
