Our January Noisy Offering, along with the money collected from the Advent Piggy Banks, raised enough money to help buy almost 27 pigs as a source of food and income for families through…
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Live into our Advent Theme: Until All Are Fed with a “Pig Bank.” Just $30 can provide a piglet to a family in need. When the piglet grows up, it will give birth…
Thank you to all that supported the 2018 Gifts of Hope alternative market and giving a gift that will keep on giving! If you missed the December 1-2 event, there are gift giving…
by Annette Watts There have been many examples of thoughtfulness in our lives over the years. Many were everyday small acts of kindness, but they touched the life of another in some way. As…
First Lutheran member, Jan Christensen, has donated some of her photographs to be sold at the Gifts of Hope market by the middle and high school youth going on accompaniment trips next summer….
Our South Sudanese American friends worry about friends and family in South Sudan who are in desperate need of food and medical care. Through a new partnership with the ELCA, you can feed…
Sisters and brothers, there are days when my heart is full… days when the ministry we do together by the grace of God fills me up to overflowing. This past Sunday was one…
Mosaic is a social ministry organization affiliated with the ELCA that advocates for people with intellectual disabilities. Your gift for the PROMOTE Health program at the Gifts of Hope market on December 1 and 2 assures children…
It is time to pre-order Fair Trade Advent calendars featuring Divine chocolate! As you open a window of your calendar each day during Advent, you will find a milk chocolate heart, along with an…
In 2018, our quilts went to Lebanon and our school kits were shipped to Lebanon and Senegal. Our gifts are just a few of the many ways Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is providing…
