Advent, Charlotte, hosts Potato Drop On Saturday, September 7, Advent Lutheran Church in Charlotte hosted a Potato Drop event for “God’s work. Our hands.” Through the Society of St. Andrew, the delivery of 40,000 pounds of potatoes from a North Carolina farm was set up. In the month preceding the event, various food pantries and […]
Mt. Olive, Hickory, busy with many projects Mt. Olive, Hickory, was quite busy with several different activities over the “God’s work. Our hands.” weekend.
Salem, Lincolnton, hosts “Cool Event” Salem, Lincolnton, located in a rural section of Lincoln County, and its sister congregation of Salem United Church of Christ, are unique in that they remain a “union” church; each holding worship weekly. The Lutheran congregation worship attendance now averages fewer than 25 each week, while the UCC congregation is […]
Congregations join forces for ecumenical pack-a-thon Four congregations joined forces for an ecumenical “God’s work. Our hands” pack-a-thon: Friedens Lutheran Church, Gibsonville; Low’s Lutheran Church, Liberty; Gibsonville United Methodist Church, Gibsonville; and Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, Greensboro. The four churches raised enough money and volunteers to buy, pack, and send 20,160 meals to the […]
Epiphany, Winston-Salem, cooks, builds, and sews Epiphany, Winston-Salem, had a very busy “God’s work. Our hands.” weekend. On Saturday, they cooked and served meals at Ronald McDonald House, and also helped on a new construction build with Habitat for Humanity.
Trinity, Vale, makes Good Samaritan Bags Thanks to all those who contributed to our “God’s work. Our hands,” project making Good Samaritan Bags for Hesed House. Story shared by Pastor Tommy Lineberger.
Beth Eden, Newton, reaches out with four projects Beth Eden, Newton, participated in “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday with four projects. We packed over 100 health kits for Lutheran World Relief. We had a group of volunteers that packed food bags for our cooperative ministry (Eastern Catawba County Cooperative Christian Ministries) at one of their […]
St. Andrew’s, Hickory, has fun working hard For St. Andrew’s, Hickory, “God’s work. Our hands.” Day of Service on September 8 was a day of hard work and lots of fun and fellowship. St. Andrew’s members and guests took a lot of pride in the help that we could give to people and agencies in […]
Prince of Peace, Greensboro, plants seeds together “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday was celebrated at Prince of Peace, Greensboro, by first recognizing and praying for all students and educators. We also kicked off Sunday School. Following worship, we shared a potluck meal together. After our fellowship meal, we worked on pruning/mulching trees on the campus […]
St. John’s, Cherryville, shares slippers and stories Stirred by God the Spirit, the folks of St. John’s, Cherryville, headed out in joyful service for “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday! We have been in partnership with Heritage Oaks Assisted Living Nursing Center in Gastonia in the past, bringing clothes and other materials, and had noticed a […]