The Lakota Lutheran Center and Chapel will be the recipient of Sunday’s Noisy Offering. Learn more about the work of the Center below and then gather your change and dollar bills and help us make a joyful noise during worship on Sunday!The Lakota Lutheran Center and Chapel was established in 1989 in partnership with the Native American community of Scottsbluff and Gering, Nebraska. As an organization, it is an extension of the ministries of all the congregations in the Nebraska Synod.
As such, Lakota Lutheran Center serves as a congregational-based social ministry, emphasizing culturally appropriate worship and prayer, children’s education and pastoral care. The Center also serves as a bridge between Native and non-Native residents in the community and aims to feed the hungry, offer day services for the homeless, provide hospitality and Indian fellowship from day to day and assist with emergency situations. The ministry has a special concern for the health care needs of Native Americans and is always looking for earthy and innovative ways to support good health.
Lakota Center is well known and highly regarded by the wider community. While receiving no government funds of any kind, the Center is respected and appreciated by the entities which refer its constituents and persons in need to receive the various grassroots help that is offered. Referring agencies include the police, social workers, advocacy officials, ecumenical church partners and others.
Lakota Lutheran Center has always been a low budget ministry which uses its resources judiciously. Financial donations help support the programming related to its social ministry functions, in particular, its hardworking soup kitchen, emergency relief assistance and programs with children and elderly and persons with disabilities. Donations also maintain continuity in leadership and help keep the building warm in winter.
