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 […]
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, 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 […]
St. James, Rockwell, and St. Peter’s, Salisbury, partnered for a God’s work. Our hands. weekend of service and worship. On Saturday, September 6, they hosted a community health fair featuring wellness resources, hand sanitizer, lip balm, and first-aid giveaways. While turnout was small due to other local events, the American Red Cross blood drive was a […]
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hickory, wanted to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of God’s Work Our Hands (GWOH) in a big way. After reading the 2023 NC Synod Assembly’s approved Resolution Regarding Access to Abortion in North Carolina, our congregation was encouraged by the statements about enacting programs that support those who choose to carry pregnancies […]
Thank you, people of St. Luke’s, Charlotte! You put your faith into action through God’s Work, Our Hands. The crew from St. Luke’s began by packing over 850 food boxes at the Loaves & Fishes warehouse on Thursday, September 7, and Saturday, September 9. The work was hot and exhausting but rewarding. The first group […]
Following worship on September 10, the people of Advent, Charlotte, walked into the church’s fellowship hall for the 10th anniversary of God’s Work Our Hands and found choices! Opportunities to use our hands and feet to serve God and His people were set up throughout the gym, and everyone could select one or more projects […]
On God’s work. Our hands. (GWOH) Sunday, September 10, about 40 members and friends of Grace, Raleigh, stayed after worship to work with Grace’s preschool, The School of Grace. First, we enjoyed lunch prepared by Women of the ELCA members, provided through a Thrivent Action Team Grant. The School of Grace is a nurturing, loving […]
Christus Victor Lutheran Church, Durham, (CVLC) was introduced to the brand new Parent Teacher Association(PTA) at Lowe’s Grove Middle School through a mutual friend. Since then, CVLC has supported the PTA in numerous ways—including stumbling across another community friend who paid their liability insurance so they could hold events. On this God’s work. Our hands. […]
Christ the King, Cary, came out in force on September 16 for their God’s Work. Our Hands. event. More than 100 volunteers descended on the Rise Against Hunger warehouse to pack 15,336 meals for distribution around the world. Since 2016, Christ the King has packed more than 130,000 meals at their annual event. Rise Against […]