Hope Ministries offers free Christmas ham dinners in Des Moines

I THINK WE ALL ARE. MARCUS, THANKS SO MUCH. A FAMILY IS IN THE DES MOINES AREA. CAN NOW SIGN UP TO RECEIVE A FREE HAM DINNER ON CHRISTMAS DAY FROM HOPE MINISTRIES. THIS IS REALLY NICE. ORGANIZERS ARE ENCOURAGING FAMILIES TO RESERVE THOSE MEALS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THEY SAY VOLUNTEERS WILL BE OUT DELIVERING 2300 MEALS BETWEEN 11 AND 2 P.M. ON CHRISTMAS DAY. EACH MEAL HAS TONS OF GOODIES HAM, POTATOES. VEGETABLES, A DINNER ROLL AND DESSERT. ORGANIZERS SAY IT’S AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP BRING IOWANS TOGETHER. MAYBE THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO HAVE FAMILY OR FRIENDS OVER, BECAUSE MAYBE THEY CAN’T AFFORD TO DO A CHRISTMAS MEAL, BUT WE’LL BE HAPPY TO DELIVER ONE TO THEM AND THEY CAN GET TOGETHER. SO YEAH, IT’S AN OPPORTUNITY TO NOT JUST NOURISH THE BODY, BUT ALSO NOURISH THE SOUL. YEAH, YOU CAN SIGN UP TO RECEIVE A MEAL ON THE HOPE MINISTRIES WEBSITE OR OVER THE PHONE. THE DEADLINE TO RESERVE MEALS IS WEDNESDAY OR WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. THEY SAY ONLY 300 MEALS ARE LEFT TO RESERVE. HOPE MINISTRIES WILL ALSO BE SERVING A FREE CHRISTMAS DAY MEAL AT HOPE CAFE ON SIXTH AVENUE

Updated: 7:43 PM CST Dec 15, 2025

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Families in the Des Moines area can sign up to receive a free ham dinner on Christmas Day from Hope Ministries, with organizers urging early reservations due to limited availability. Organizers say volunteers will be delivering 2,300 meals between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Christmas Day, each including ham, potatoes, vegetables, a dinner roll and dessert. Organizers say it’s an opportunity to help bring Iowans together.”Maybe they have a chance to have family or friends over because maybe they can’t afford to provide a meal, but we’re happy to provide a meal so they can get together,” said Frederick Hollister, major gifts manager for Hope Ministries. “So yeah, it’s an opportunity to not only nourish the body, but also nourish the soul.”Families can sign up to receive a meal on the Hope Ministries website or over the phone at 515-265-4277.The deadline to reserve meals is 4:30 p.m. Wednesday or while supplies last, with only 300 meals left to reserve. Hope Ministries will also be serving a free Christmas Day meal at Hope Café on Sixth Avenue starting at noon, with no reservations needed.

DES MOINES, Iowa —

Families in the Des Moines area can sign up to receive a free ham dinner on Christmas Day from Hope Ministries, with organizers urging early reservations due to limited availability.

Organizers say volunteers will be delivering 2,300 meals between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Christmas Day, each including ham, potatoes, vegetables, a dinner roll and dessert.

Organizers say it’s an opportunity to help bring Iowans together.

“Maybe they have a chance to have family or friends over because maybe they can’t afford to provide a meal, but we’re happy to provide a meal so they can get together,” said Frederick Hollister, major gifts manager for Hope Ministries. “So yeah, it’s an opportunity to not only nourish the body, but also nourish the soul.”

Families can sign up to receive a meal on the Hope Ministries website or over the phone at 515-265-4277.

The deadline to reserve meals is 4:30 p.m. Wednesday or while supplies last, with only 300 meals left to reserve.

Hope Ministries will also be serving a free Christmas Day meal at Hope Café on Sixth Avenue starting at noon, with no reservations needed.