Attention: Cancelled Event
We at C.O.M.E. thank you for your patience.
Community Outreach Ministry Efforts thanks you for your continued support of our monthly events.
Unfortunately, to protect the health and welfare of our staff, C.O.M.E. Will NOT Be having our 🥳*Good News Giveway*🎉 on 07/28/2024.
We apologize for any inconvenience and will keep you updated with future event dates and times.
We hope this reaches you in a timely manner.
Update: Grand Giveaway
An event to look forward to...
C.O.M.E. is preparing our greatest grand giveaway ever! Join us Sunday November 13, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. as we serve individuals, families, and communities.
The first two patrons to sign in will receive a free bike. The first ten patrons to sign in will also receive a dozen of our fresh, free range, delicious eggs, candles, and a few other surprises.
We will have an abundance of clothes, toys, games, household goods, small appliances, decorations, and much more. Due to our grand events in November, we did not have any giveaways or pantries for the month of October.
We appreciate your patience as we diligently prepare for our upcoming affairs. We look forward to seeing your bright and smiling faces soon.
The Feed My Sheep Program
Feed My Sheep is Community Outreach Ministry Effort's endeavor to fight food insecurity in a unique and creative way.
We are blessed to be in a position to utilize 12 acres of land for the purpose of cultivating healthy vegetables and fruits, as well as poultry, honey, and cattle products.
Through the combination of this land, and its onsite garden, hen-house, and kitchen, we have begun implementing our program that will forever change the way food insecurity is addressed.
Through, this program, we are currently producing and donating food products, and as supplies begin to allow, we will serve ready-to-eat meals at our onsite kitchen.
Through our experiences, we have found that in addition to just supplying food, there is a need among our neighbors for ready-to-eat meals and a safe place to eat them.
Growing food is a major component of our program, but at the heart of our mission, we are laboring to feed our neighbors in a safe, judgment-free, and sanitary environment.
This program has multiple interweaving components in operation for the good of others:
- The Cattle: The small herd that we are raising will eventually be able to supply dairy and meat to our neighbors.
- The Garden: With over 700 square feet to use, we are succesfully growing fruits and vegetables that we can donate right now.
- The Hen House: Taking care of over 30 hens has given us the ability to procure hundreds of eggs monthly, and as we grow we'll donate poultry meat alongside the eggs.
- The Orchard: Planting fruit trees is a tried and true method of sustainable fruit cultivation, and we are using our space to do so.
- The Honey Farm: We are in beekeeping infancy stages, but expect to soon be also able to supply our neighbors with home-grown honey.
- The Kitchen: At COME, we are beyond blessed to have a commercial kitchen on premises, and as supply begins to allow, this will be the site where we serve our ready-to-eat meals.
In our line of work, we have too often witnessed donated food being near end-of-life or having some quality defect that makes it less desirable than other food.
If the majority of food one receives must be consumed quickly because it is near or past expiration, then even that free food runs the risk of being unusable.
Our recipients aren't receiving the food that we don't want or that has been marked as cast away; they are receiving the best we have to offer.
The goal for the Feed My Sheep Program is to grow and distribute healthy food, while we simultaneously feed it to the less fortunate. When we gain the resources, this will grow
to include food delivery. Ultimately, our vision will see beef, dairy, poultry, and honey products, alongside fruits and vegetables, served in meals to food insecure populations,
while also being donated to schools, medical institutions, shelters, and other organizations that are combating hunger, poverty, and serving people who are in need.
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You may also contact us at outreach@cometexas.org.