“From the very beginning we wanted our church to be a blessing to the community,” Martin said of the church that was founded six years ago. Martin hopes to expand even further on Love the 760 efforts starting in the fall, mobilizing the Venture congregation in Encinitas on a variety of service projects. A loaded truck dropped off over 35,000 pounds of food and supplies and the church helped distribute essential items and bags of meals to close to 400 families. On May 30, Venture Church also partnered with Convoy of Hope and their effort to feed 10 million meals nationwide. “Our rally cry during the crisis has been to Love the 760 (#LoveThe760 on social media), and in doing so we haven’t said no to an opportunity to serve as much of the community as we can,” said Troy Martin, lead pastor of Venture Church.Īs school is now out for the summer, Venture will take over the food distribution-families will now drive through their campus on Santa Fe Drive on Wednesday mornings for bags of groceries for the rest of the summer. Additionally, many families who attended the church and lived in the local community began looking to the church for assistance. The church organized a rapid response team and by the month of April had seen the demand for the weekly food bags grow to nearly 200 bags every week. When COVID-19 happened, the district and the Encinitas Educational Foundation stepped up to help the district’s most vulnerable families with their Bags of Love program and Venture was more than willing to help supplement their efforts.
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Starting this week, the church will be the new summer distribution spot for the Encinitas Union School District’s Bags of Love program that serves families who are experiencing food insecurity.ĭuring the school year, Venture Church helped pack about 50 bags full of food that were distributed every Friday to EUSD families, so children could have proper nutrition during their weekend away from school. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Venture Church has worked to be a source of support for people in need in Encinitas.
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