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…
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Many thanks for all of your generous donations to help set up welcoming, comfortable households for our three Afghan families (see photos below). We had more donations than room in their new apartments…
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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…
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Happy Advent! Two of our kiddos baked these cupcakes to celebrate Advent in their home. The recipe was included in the Advent-to-Go box that was left on their doorstep, along with 59…
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Our Noisy Offering tomorrow will be given to the Platte Basin Timelapse, a project supported by Michael Forsberg. Michael shares: “It was my pleasure to be the Adult Forum speaker at First Lutheran…
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First Lutheran’s Welcoming Refugees project began as an idea in September. Members had been haunted by national news stories of the horror playing out as Afghanistan fell to the Taliban. We pledged to…
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The Gifts of Hope digital catalog is now live online! The Gifts of Hope Alternative Giving Market, an annual outreach by First Lutheran Church, centers on the belief that focusing on a…
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Watch the video for a snipet of what you will find at this weekend's Gifts of Hope alternative market! Look for the digital shopping catalog that will go live tomorrow with online shopping…
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On December 4 and 5, First Lutheran’s first hybrid Gifts of Hope Alternative Gift Market will make choosing meaningful holiday gifts easier than ever! During the week of November 29, browse an interactive…
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It began with a parent’s concern during First Lutheran’s member-to-member Care Call outreach a couple of months ago: “...I have attended church at least weekly all of my life and, thus, this time…
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