SERVING THOSE WHO ARE HUNGRY AND HOMELESS IN NASHVILLE

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“Help yourself!”

When I was a kid, I loved church potluck suppers. All the folks who made those incredible casseroles and desserts would smile and tell me to “help myself,” inviting me to enjoy the abundance they had so lovingly prepared.

I think of that phrase often when I reflect on our partners and volunteers. You continually invite Luke 14:12 to “help ourselves” to your time, your expertise, and your resources. And because of your generosity, we are able to carry out our mission of serving quality meals to our hungry and homeless neighbors in Nashville.

Thank you—truly—for giving so freely of yourselves. We wish you a holiday season filled with gratitude, kindness, and the same warmth you pour into our community.

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Luke 14:12 is a non-profit soup kitchen providing free meals to the hungry, homeless, and working poor of Nashville. Our mission is to provide a nutritious meal every thursday at 11:30 in partnership with restoration pointe. We invite all who are hungry to be guests at our table!

Volunteers are integral to Luke 14:12!  For each meal, we need 14 volunteers to best serve our guests.  We enlist both groups of volunteers as well as individual volunteers.

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640 lbs of canned goods donated to Luke 14:12. Thank you, Second Harvest and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development!

The food prepared at Luke 14:12 is purchased wholesale or from Second Harvest Foodbank or is donated from our volunteer groups. Your group, agency or company can collect non-perishable food items for Luke 14:12.

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Thursday’s lunch was fantastic, thanks to the many volunteers who made it happen. We served fresh barbecue, made possible by a generous donation of pork from Cul2vate, which was smoked for us at no cost by Rob Smith, who operates the Burnt Offe
Luke 14:12 would like to express our heartfelt gratitude once again for the incredible generosity of Cul2vate. Thanks to their kindness, we received approximately 150 pounds of pork, which has been an immense blessing to us. Their support has truly m
Thank you @cul2vatefarms for sharing the bounty of your watermelon harvest!! We can’t wait to share a juicy slice on our plates next week @luke1412nashville!
Founder Mrs Laura’s daughter Sylvia, her granddaughter Shanta, and here great grandchildren Laura and Kobi came by and helped us serve lunch yesterday. It was a blessing having them with us!
The board of Luke 14:12 would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the amazing volunteers who play a crucial role in making our lunch service possible. Your dedication and hard work are truly invaluable, and we could not achieve this without
A big thank you to @cul2vatefarms for their donation of 70 lbs of fingerling potatoes and 3 crates of squash.Pictured are Joshua, Hannah, and Ashton from cul2vate and Bob our dedicated kitchen and service volunteer. @luke1412nashville is always so g
We're incredibly grateful to @generalmills for their thoughtful donation of two pallets of boxes stuffed with gallon-sized ziplock bags of cereal bars and snacks. These will be a wonderful blessing to our guests, offering easy and convenient snacks o
Beautiful Juneteenth meal made with produce from @cul2vatefarms. Thank you to all the volunteers that helped to prepare and serve with @luke1412nashville this afternoon.