We all know that gifts of quilts are special … both for the giver and for the recipient. That’s why First Lutheran Church quilters have had a busy year making quilts for Lutheran…
Looking for an important volunteer opportunity but don’t have a lot of extra time? Please consider joining First Lutheran’s Backpack Team. It only takes about 15 minutes on a Friday afternoon and you can…
Thank you to everyone who gave to the Ukrainian Assistance Fund in honor of our recent 150+2 anniversary celebration! We collected $5,474 (far exceeding our $1500 goal!) which will be matched by a…
A few of our youth and parents took a break from spring break and served a meal at Matt Talbot Kitchen Sunday evening. Thank you for serving as disciples!
Across the globe, fruit trees will leaf out next spring, beehives will fill with wax and honey and farmers will access tools and seeds. Delicious stews will bubble atop environmentally-safe cookstoves, children will…
Now that our three Afghan families are settled with the necessities (because of your generous donations!), we are kicking off a drive for specific items that are culturally, age, and size appropriate. These…
This is what discipleship looks like! Because so many members made the commitment to share their gifts and resources to the ministry of First Lutheran Church for 2022, it helped us achieve…
There’s exciting news about First Lutheran’s Welcoming Refugees project: Lutheran Family Services (LFS) has matched us with a family of six. The parents in the family are ages 27 and 23. They have two daughters…
Our middle and high school youth are sponsoring the 500 Can Challenge for the Lutheran Food Pantry during the month of November. This is a Thrivent-sponsored event and if we collect at least…
In October several First Lutheran members met to prayerfully consider what we as a welcoming community could offer to support Afghan refugees. The group took a leap of faith and agreed to sponsor…