Franklin Graham Announces Free Lunches for Federal Employees

October 31, 2025 • United States
Samaritan's Purse International Headquarters are located in Boone, North Carolina.
Samaritan's Purse International Headquarters are located in Boone, North Carolina.

Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association will be serving free lunches to federal employees until the government reopens.

As announced by Franklin Graham on Facebook on Oct. 31:

Starting on Monday, Nov. 3, Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association will be serving lunch at no charge to federal employees in our locations who aren’t receiving their paychecks because of the government shutdown. Every day—seven days a week—until the government reopens, lunch will be available from 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. to federal workers with their valid government ID. We want them to know they are valued, that God loves them, and that we care. Don’t let anyone ever tell you there’s no such thing as a free lunch—because there is! I hope thousands of churches with kitchens will do the same thing. While the politicians argue back and forth, let’s do something.

Where:
-Samaritan’s Purse: 801 Bamboo Road, Boone, NC 28607
-Samaritan’s Purse, North Wilkesboro: 401 Elkin Hwy., North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
-Samaritan’s Purse, Greensboro: 1 Samaritan Lane, Greensboro, NC 27409
-The Billy Graham Library: Parking lot at 4330 Westmont Drive, Charlotte, NC 28217
-The Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove: 1 Porters Cove Road, Asheville, NC 28805

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