On Thursday, March 5th, Denver Presbytery and HungerFree Colorado hosted the conversation at the State Capitol for Faithful Thursdays. Faithful Thursdays is a diverse coalition of faith leaders, organizations and community members who are committed to adding a deeper, moral dimension to the public policymaking process in Colorado.
Their focus is to advance a faith narrative and collaborative process that supports a just economy, promotes equity, and eradicates racism in Colorado. We will hold multi-faith events, every other Thursday, at the Colorado State Capitol throughout the 2020 legislative session.
Representative Janet Buckner of House District 40 shared with the crowd that she is a woman of faith. The decisions she makes is guided by her faith. She spoke to the gathering about the importance to hear from her constituents, in person, about what is important to them so she can fight for what the people of her district want and need.
Rev. Kim Graber shared her experience at St. Paul Presbyterian Church and the congregations decision to reach out to the community to help the people near their church in Aurora. After opening a food pantry, they served a dinner of food found in their food pantry and soon realized the need for fresh food-milk, cheese, vegetables and fruits. They now provide these much coveted food items to anyone in need.
Dave Day from Presbyterian Church of the Covenant shared stories of the people the Covenant Cupboard serves in their community and wishes they could do more.
Marc Jacobson of HungerFree Colorado spoke about the steps Colorado is taking and needs to take to help fight the hunger problems in Denver and throughout Colorado.
