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Woman Calling Churches For Baby Formula refers to TikToker @Nikalie.Monroe (Nikalie Monroe) and her series of videos to "test churches" to try and track which churches and places of worship would donate baby formula to a poor mother with a hungry baby. The TikToker began her campaign by calling churches nationwide to ask if they would donate baby formula in late October 2025, oftentimes with the sound of a baby crying in the background. Monroe can be seen sporting a spikey neck tattoo, dark hair and dark eye makeup in many of her videos, with her followers keeping spreadsheets tracking how many churches and places of worship she has called and whether they agreed to donate formula or not.

In November 2025, a video of @Nikalie.Monroe calling up the Islamic Center of Charlotte to ask for baby formula went viral online, with internet users remarking on the generosity of the mosque. Also in November 2025, another video of @Nikalie.Monroe calling up the Heritage Hope Church of God, a small Appalachian church in Kentucky, and finding them willing to help her out, led to the church raising over $75,000 for their food pantry program from online donations. Also in November 2025, a speaker at Germantown Baptist Church in Tennessee directly addressed @Nikalie.Monroe's videos after her request for formula was denied.

Origin

In late October 2025, TikToker^[1] @Nikalie.Monroe, Nikalie Monroe, began a series in which she called her followers' churches to see if they would help feed a hungry baby.

On October 31st, 2025, the TikToker began by calling the East Somerset Baptist Church in Somerset, Kentucky, and found that they "didn't do anything out of the church office," and was redirected to a number of local pantries and food banks. The post gathered over 9,000 likes and 260,000 views in 10 days.

Also on October 31st, the TikToker^[2] called the Heritage Hope Church of God in Appalachia, Kentucky, and found that the pastor was not only willing to help but also asked her for what flavor of formula her baby prefers. The video gathered over 3 million views and 400,000 likes in 10 days and marked the first time she received a donation offer from a church.

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TikToker @nikalie.monroe continued to post videos in November 2025, calling up numerous churches nationwide to see if they would donate baby formula to a mother unable to feed her child, adding in the sound effect of a baby crying in the background to see if that would help her cause.

On November 4th, 2025, the TikToker^[3] called up the Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kansas City, Missouri, and was told the church didn't "have anything like that," telling her to try "St. Paul's" instead. The post gathered over 1 million plays and 99,000 likes in five days.

Also on November 4th, the TikToker^[4] called the Islamic Center of Charlotte to see if a mosque would help a woman feed her baby, and found that they were willing to help, asking her what brand she preferred and whether she could come pick it up. The post gathered over 4 million plays and 500,000 likes in six days.

The TikToker called over 15 different churches to gauge their willingness to help a mother with a hungry child, with some of her followers creating spreadsheets^[6] and data visualizations to represent her findings.

For example, TikToker^[7] @ashlee.marieee07 posted one such spreadsheet on November 8th, 2025, gathering over 2,000 likes in two days.

On November 6th, 2025, X^[5] user @abby4thepeople tweeted, "There's a lady on tiktok calling churches saying she needs help buying formula for her baby just to see if they will actually help their communities. She's called 20+ places and so far only a mosque and a tiny little church in Appalachia have offered to help." The post gathered over 100,000 likes in four days.

On November 7th, the X^[11] account @LibsofTikTok accused @Nikalie.Monroe of trying to "expose" Christians as "insincere," saying that one of the institutions she called redirected her to sources better suited to help, and received harassment online for it. The post gathered over 2,000 likes in three days.

Liberal from Kentucky is calling up local churches pretending to be a mother with a fake crying baby, asking for baby formula in order to "expose" Christians as "insincere."

When she called a church in Tennessee, they offered her assistance through their partnered food pantry.… pic.twitter.com/WZhgJolISc

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 7, 2025

On November 9th, 2025, X^[10] user @lydiakauppi posted a clip with the caption, "This is the Appalachian church leader who offered immediately to help the woman on TikTok that was calling churches asking for baby formula. Heritage Hope Church of God has since received over $75,000 to their food pantry. The congregation says he’s been crying all week 😭." The post gathered over 75,000 likes in a day.

This is the Appalachian church leader who offered immediately to help the woman on TikTok that was calling churches asking for baby formula. Heritage Hope Church of God has since received over $75,000 to their food pantry. The congregation says he’s been crying all week 😭 pic.twitter.com/qHAjVUWSjk

— Lydia Kauppi (@lydiakauppi) November 10, 2025

Germantown Baptist Church Reactions

On November 9th, 2025, TikToker^[8] @bringjessthehorizonn reposted clips from TikToker @sharonsweethomeblues, showing her visit to the Germantown Baptist Church, which stated it could not give @nikalie.monroe baby formula. The pastor can be heard giving a sermon in which he asks the congregation who would help a woman buy formula for her hungry baby. The video gathered over 1 million views and 98,000 likes in a day.

TikToker^[9] @sharonsweethomeblues also posted a clip of the Germantown Baptist Church minister accusing TikToker @nakalie.monroe of "setting a trap" to "derail" the Church, gathering over 19,000 views in a day.

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