Global Impact of All Hands on Hope

Group of volunteers in blue shirts packing food at Incarnation Lutheran Church for community service event.

Jun 29, 2026

The 2026 All Hands on Hope MobilePack™ is complete, and once again, the community came together in an incredible way to make a difference for children around the world. This year marked the 19th MobilePack hosted at Incarnation Lutheran Church, continuing a tradition of faith, service, and hope.

From April 22–26, more than 1,800 volunteers joined hands to pack an amazing 614,304 meals. Those meals will provide daily nourishment for 1,683 children for an entire year through the work of Feed My Starving Children. Our community also reached our goal of raising $180,000 to pay for the meals we packed!

Group of volunteers packing food at Incarnation Lutheran Church food drive event.

Volunteers came from across the community, demonstrating the true spirit of “All Hands on Hope.” Participants included Kiwanis and Rotary groups, Scout troops, student volunteer teams from local churches and schools, Incarnation small groups, families, and many individual community members. Together, volunteers worked side by side to help feed God’s hungry children around the world.

This year’s event also introduced an exciting new focus on sustainability. Incarnation’s Creation Care and FMSC Action Groups partnered to make the MobilePack more environmentally friendly and reduce event waste. Their efforts produced meaningful results, including:

  • Nearly 200 pounds of organics were delivered to composting sites, including paper towels, spilled ingredients, and food waste from team meals
  • A full dumpster of cardboard was recycled
  • More than 200 pounds of plastic were donated to a local school working toward collecting enough material to create a recycled park bench for its playground

 

Incarnation Lutheran Church community event with volunteers packing food in a spacious hall.

These new sustainability initiatives added another layer of impact to an already meaningful event and reflect Incarnation’s ongoing commitment to caring for both people and the planet.

Thank you to every volunteer, donor, organizer, and supporter who made the 2026 All Hands on Hope MobilePack such a tremendous success. We look forward to building on this momentum and expanding our waste-reduction efforts at the 2027 MobilePack™.

Mark your calendars for the 20-year anniversary of the All Hands on Hope MobilePack™, currently scheduled for April 14-18, 2027. Follow weekly Incarnation emails, Lifetimes newsletter, and our social media accounts to stay up to date on the latest news.