What is Reverse Advent?

A traditional Advent Calendar involves the owner receiving a small gift each day throughout the 24 days of Advent. In contrast, a Reverse Advent Calendar encourages the owner to give a small gift each day during this period. At the end of Advent, the collection of gifts can be donated to the intended recipients. In our case, this will benefit the participants of the McCordsville United Methodist Church Food Pantry.

This year, we have started the process earlier since Christmas Eve falls on a Wednesday, which is also a regular Food Pantry distribution day. To ensure the boxes are ready for Christmas, we recognized the need to adjust the typical Advent schedule.

It serves as a simple daily reminder that we are sharing God’s greatest love with those around us.