February 3-8, 2025

South Metro MobilePack™ 2025:

Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church, Prior Lake

OUR MISSION:

  • Provide millions of meals to hungry children around the world.

  • Build up the kingdom of God by reaching out with God’s love in a practical, tangible way.

  • Build stronger connections within the south of the river Christian faith community (and beyond…)

  • Impact our local communities and neighbors by serving together side-by-side.

  • Partner with Feed My Starving Children’s role in community development and sustainability.

THE SOUTH METRO STORY

  • 2014

    Can we pack 3 million meals in one week? That was the question that launched the largest single-site meal packing event in the history of Feed My Starving Children (FMSC). It was a God–sized vision that took 20 partner congregations, 10,000 volunteers, three forklifts, 19 packing shifts and more hairnets than we can count. And it happened in less than a year of planning.  This event was first hosted at Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church.

  • 2015

    We took the energy and momentum from that first pack and with a with desire to recreate the event and build on the compassion and community that pulled together for a common goal – a BIG common goal. We were able to use a warehouse space in the back of shopjimmy.com for an amazing week of packing and smiling and serving and sharing. 9,000 volunteers packed 2.5 million meals for kids and families around the world.

  • 2016

    With the addition of several more partner churches and the momentum of previous years, along with the use of the former Rainbow Foods store in Apple Valley, after 46 hours of packing, 24 shifts and 15,000 volunteers we successfully packed 4 million meals.

  • 2017

    We returned to the former Rainbow foods in Apple Valley, MN for a week of packing meals for those in need. It was a blessing to be in a place we knew so well. 10,000 volunteers packed 3 million meals together.

  • 2018

    Prince of Peace Lutheran Church stepped in and offered space on multiple levels for the 7,000 volunteers to pack 2 million meals.

  • 2019

    Berean Baptist took the lead this time around and over another snow-filled and sub-zero temperature week 1.4 million meals were packed and prepared for kids around the world by 5,000 volunteers. During this event, the South Metro Mobile Pack event passed 15,000,000 meals packed for those in need.

  • 2020

    Hosted by Hosanna Church in Lakeville

    2.1 million meals packed

    9,000 volunteers

  • 2021

    Covid took us out this year, but we kept the momentum going into 2022…

  • 2022

    We're back and it feels like we didn't miss a beat.

    Thanks to Berean Baptist Church for hosting this year's pack, over the 17 shifts we were able to pack 770,600 meals, the event was fully funded and in the end over 2100 children were able to receive a meal a day for an entire year.

  • 2023

    Hosted by Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Burnsville, 1.2 million meals were packed with love by 4,800 volunteers. This week, the South Metro Mobile Pack passed 20,000,000 meals for those in need.

  • 2024

    Hosted at Hosanna Church in Lakeville, MN during the warmest week we’ve ever had for this event! Over 6,500 volunteers packed over 1.9 million meals across 18 pack shifts.