Jan 31 2025 21 mins 1
On today’s episode, we have a conversation with Neil McKown, Director of Student Ministry at Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church in Austin, TX and the self-appointed Commissioner for the Souperbowl of Caring Smackdown in Mission Presbytery.
Now in its seventh year, the Smackdown is a competition among almost two dozen churches in Mission Presbytery to see who can donate the most non-perishable food items and funds to the agency of their choice in their own community. The winner gets the Smackdown Wrestling Belt for the year!
In 2024 with 22 churches participating , almost 19,000 items were collected with over $39,000 donated.
Can this competition go beyond Mission Presbytery’s borders? Neil is ready to take on other presbyteries in the Smackdown!
And with Colbert Questionnaire questions, Neil becomes ‘fully known’ to the Synod.
Email Neil HERE: [email protected]
Watch their 2025 promotional video HERE: https://youtu.be/JyWJipJZMVo?si=C8NQWRLw1Z8ayNt7
Read more about the Souperbowl of Caring HERE:
https://tacklehunger.org
