Relief, development and peace in the name of Christ
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), a worldwide ministry of Anabaptist churches, shares God's love and compassion for all in the name of Christ by responding to basic human needs and working for peace and justice.
It's been 100 years since we first started responding to basic human needs in southern Russia (present-day Ukraine). Now, we continue to work for relief, development and peace all over the world.
Every year MCC’s Mobile Meat Canner travels across the United States and Canada meeting volunteers who prepare cans of turkey, beef, chicken and pork to be sent around the world. Over 30,000 people a year volunteer to fill, weigh, wash and label every can.
Four canner operators travel with the meat canner to 34 different locations across the US and Canada and help the volunteers at each location. Apply to be a canner operator.
Once they're finished, cans are shipped to our partners, providing important nutrients when meat is hard to purchase.
For example, in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, or North Korea), where meat is scarce, MCC shares canned meat with our partners to supplement meals for children as well as patients with tuberculosis or hepatitis.
376,381 kg of canned meat shipped last year to Ethiopia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), Haiti, Ukraine, Zambia, the U.S., including Puerto Rico.
