Good Shepard Lutheran Church, Casper, WY
The ladies of our church have made quilts for every conceivable need – just this year. Dozens for Seton House (a women and children’s shelter), Head Start, and three separate raffles on behalf of Clayton
Loraas, a youngster in our congregation who is fighting cancer.
First Lutheran Church, Gypsum, CO
Our little church fed 55,000 people!
Alternative Gift of Maize / Thanksgiving Day Prayer Walk / Bag Sale
This interdenominational prayer walk was originally conceived to alleviate widespread hunger around Haydon Lutheran Hospital in Tanzania. We sent a mission team there, who informed us about hundreds of thousands of deaths as a result of severe drought there. Our sister congregation of ~ 150 members made and sold small replicas of bags of maize (Tanzania’s staple food) as an alternative gift for Christmas. Each bag sold for $4 each – the price of a real bag of maize in Tanzania, which normally feeds a family of 4 for a month. We sold 150 bags. A prayer walk was held in conjunction with the sale, for which we collected $1200 in cash donations.
St. Mark’s Lutheran, Aurora, CO
We support the Coalition for the Homeless in Aurora, inviting them to our general meetings to tell us of their needs. We collect non-perishable food items, clothing, magazines, and children’s items.
Zion Lutheran, Montrose, CO
Instead of a Christmas Gift Exchange, we obtain a list of clients at Community Options, which serves mentally challenged individuals in Montrose. The manager provides us with names, ages, and suggestions for gifts so that they may be individualized for the recipient.
Our Savior’s Lutheran, Roy, UT
We are sponsoring a baby bottle campaign currently to support the Ogden Pregnancy Care Center.
Advent Lutheran, Westminster, CO
We held an “Undie” Sunday to collect and donate underclothing to kids who cannot afford them.
All Saints Lutheran, Aurora, CO
Quilters created a “Grandmother’s Flower Garden” Quilt which is being raffled off to benefit Habitat for Humanity. Last year’s quilt raised over $500. This year, the sky’s the limit!
Holy Love Lutheran, Aurora, CO
We provided Easter Baskets to the girls of the Renaissance Cottage at Excelsior Youth Center.
We held a bone marrow donor registration drive to try to find a match for Dillan Dahlin of North Dakota.
We held our annual fall retreat at Messiah Mountain (near Morrison). In-Kind donations were collected for Baby Buds, a non-profit organization that helps single mothers get back on their feet and gives them self esteem.
Glory of God Lutheran, Wheat Ridge, CO
We have a sponsorship of a Palestinian family of eight in Bethleleh, Israel. The mother is in need of open heart surgery. The father is trying to send is two oldest sons to a Lutheran Boarding school in Fergus Falls, SD. Presently the church is selling olive wood ornaments and figurines that are made by the father and thirty-nine others.
Holy Trinity
We make quilts and fill school bags with supplies for the needy. The quilts are sent to various areas through the Lutheran World Relief program.
St. Timothy’s, Albuquerque, NM
We provide quilts for Lutheran World Relief and our local Store House.
Messiah Lutheran, Albuquerque, NM
We hold a collection of school supplies for children in Namibia and have sent them to “Momma
Ula” for the past three years in October. They receive them by Christmas.
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