It’s Not Too Late to Give: ELCA Region 2 Lenten Challenge Donations Count Through May 31
Lent may be behind us, but the invitation to love and serve our neighbors is still very much before us.
The 2026 ELCA Region 2 Lenten Challenge supports ELCA World Hunger, with a shared goal of raising $100,000 across the five Region 2 synods: Sierra Pacific, Southwest California, Pacifica, Grand Canyon and Rocky Mountain. Rooted in Matthew 25, the challenge reminds us that when we feed the hungry, welcome the stranger, care for the sick and stand with the vulnerable, we are serving Christ himself.
And here’s the good news: it’s not too late to donate. Gifts received through May 31, 2026 count toward the Region 2 Lenten Challenge total. The appeal code is R2LENT2026.
Your gift to ELCA World Hunger helps support sustainable, community-based solutions to hunger and poverty—work that includes health clinics, microloans, water wells, farm animals, community meals and advocacy. These gifts are part of our church’s long-standing commitment to address not only immediate hunger, but also the root causes of poverty and injustice.
Whether you participated in the Lenten Challenge all season long or are just hearing about it now, your gift matters. Individuals, families, congregations and organizations are all welcome to participate. You may give online at lentenchallenge.org, by phone, through your congregation or synod office, or by mailing a check to ELCA World Hunger with R2LENT2026 in the memo line.
Don't want to donate online? Fine!
Give through your synod office. Make checks payable to “ELCA World Hunger” and add Appeal Code ‘R2LENT2026’ in the memo line.
Give through your congregation. Make checks payable to your congregation, write “ELCA World Hunger” and Appeal Code R2LENT2026 in the memo line, and place your gift in the offering plate.
Give by phone. Call 800-638-3522 Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm central time and mention Appeal Code R2LENT2026.
Send your check to ELCA World Hunger. Make checks payable to “ELCA World Hunger,” add Appeal Code R2LENT2026 in the memo line, and mail to: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, ELCA Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 1809, Merrifield, VA 22116-8009.
This is a simple, faithful way to extend the spirit of Lent into Easter living: generosity, compassion and solidarity with neighbors near and far.
Donate today at lentenchallenge.org and help Region 2 build a just world where all are fed.