The word of the month for FaithTrek during the month of November was CARE. The kids (ages 3-5th grade) learned what it means to care for another person and all the ways you…
The FaithTrek 2nd and 3rd graders helped us with the book drive for Reading Matters, a program of the Lincoln Housing Authority. We all agreed having books of our own was important to us…
Come to our Gifts of Hope alternative market on Saturday (5:00-7:00 pm) and Sunday (8:30 am-12:30 pm) and hear the story of Mosaic, a Nebraska based ministry, in Tanzania and their partnership with…
You won’t want to miss a stop at the Mission Marketplace at the December 7 and 8 Gifts of Hope! Mission Marketplace, a partnership between Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Wahoo and Thrivent, will…
We did it! In less than two weeks, we collected 672 food items for the Nebraska Thrivent Region Give Thanks and Give Back Food Challenge to earn $500! The challenge was to collect…
After 25 years of separation from her children and grandchildren because of the civil war in Liberia, First Lutheran member, Anna Furkay, is finally reunited with her children and grandchildren in Lincoln. It’s…
A year of nursing school in Tanzania, including room, board, uniforms, tuition and books, costs $1700. The average wage of a medium skilled worker in Tanzania would be the equivalent of $130 in…
If we collect 500 food items by November 30, build a food pyramid with the collection and take a photo of it with someone wearing a Thrivent t-shirt, the Nebraska Thrivent Chapter will…
70% of Seniors wish to live independently on their own, but in reality, 70% will require assistance. Seniors are facing an epidemic of loneliness. How will you support a Senior today?
Thinking ahead to Christmas gift giving? First Lutheran’s alternative gift market, Gifts of Hope, offers you a variety of twice-giving gift opportunities. Come shop Saturday, December 7, 5:00-7:00 PM, or Sunday, December 8,…