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St. Luke’s Shares with Neighbors

By Angel Jeffery / November 3, 2025
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St. Luke’s worked on 4 projects for GWOH this year. Roof Above Members of the congregation donated, assembled, and delivered items for 100 bagged lunches for the unhoused at Roof Above’s Day Services Center. HopeKids Folks donated ‘quiet’ toys that our children stuffed into 30 HopeKids Hospital bags. The bags are given to children to […]

Advent Serves with Open Hands, Full Hearts

By Catherine Fink / October 6, 2025
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God’s work. Our hands. Sunday was a huge success at Advent, Charlotte! Volunteers wrapped more than 17,000 diapers for the Diaper Bank of Charlotte, assembled 42 welcome kits for Global Refuge, and collected over 100 items for their Little Free Food Pantry. Each project served a unique need—from providing essentials for local families to welcoming […]

Lord of Life Serves Locally and Globally

By Catherine Fink / October 6, 2025
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For this year’s God’s work. Our hands. Sunday, Lord of Life, Garner, put faith into action through two service projects. Partnering with Christ the King Lutheran Church, Cary, volunteers packed 15,768 meals for Rise Against Hunger, providing food for families in Ukraine. Working in three shifts, 132 volunteers joined together in joyful service—and even made […]

Living Saviour Lives God’s Work Year-Round

By Catherine Fink / October 6, 2025
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While Living Saviour, Charlotte, didn’t plan a specific God’s work. Our hands. project this year, their service has been ongoing all year long. From collecting school supplies and serving breakfast for teachers to supporting Hurricane Helene relief and assembling neighbor bags, their hands have been busy sharing God’s love. Even the youngest members got involved […]

St. Mark’s Serving with Paws and Purpose

By Catherine Fink / October 6, 2025
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For God’s work. Our hands. Sunday, St. Mark’s, Lumberton, kicked off a month-long service project—Cause for Paws—supporting the local animal rescue Franny’s Friends. Frances Stayton, the rescue’s founder, joined worship (and chatted with resident pup, Cooper!) to share about their mission and ongoing needs. The congregation looks forward to continuing their partnership throughout the month, […]

Christ the King Feeds the Need

By Catherine Fink / October 6, 2025
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God’s work. Our hands. took on a big mission at Christ the King, Cary, (CTK) as the congregation launched its third-quarter focus on food insecurity. The kickoff event, Feed the Need, was a spectacular success, raising more than $16,000 in grocery purchases, gift cards, and monetary donations for the Dorcas Ministries Food Pantry. A special […]

Holy Trinity Does Double Duty to Help

By Catherine Fink / October 5, 2025
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Holy Trinity, Raleigh, lived out God’s work. Our hands. in powerful ways! On Saturday, they joined with Community United Church of Christ to pack 13,300 meals for Rise Against Hunger. The next day, they kept the momentum going—assembling 100 school kits for Lutheran World Relief so that students around the world have the tools they […]

Community in Christ Packs Bags of Hope

By Catherine Fink / October 5, 2025
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For God’s Work Our Hands Sunday, Community in Christ, Cornelius, partnered with Bags of Hope Lake Norman, assembling 100 food bags for local school children. Bags of Hope, located in Cornelius, is a nonprofit that supplies weekend food bags every Friday to local schools where children have been identified by school counselors as facing food […]

Advent Provides Pencils for Support

By Catherine Fink / October 5, 2025
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As part of God’s work. Our hands. Sunday, Advent, Charlotte put care into the details of learning. Using a swag mini-grant from the synod, they purchased pencils for every adult at nearby Newell School—ensuring each received a supply of 30 pencils to keep classrooms running smoothly. The simple gift sparked big smiles, especially from assistants, […]

A Mighty Fortress Supports Paw Creek Teachers

By Catherine Fink / October 5, 2025
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A Mighty Fortress, Charlotte, for their 2025 God’s Work. Our Hands. project, offered support to the teachers at Paw Creek Elementary School for grades K-2, a local school where they often volunteer. They asked the teachers what they could most use for their classrooms as the school year began. A few more costly items were […]