Tag Love-Thy-Neighbor Ministry
Love Thy Neighbor Ministry Seeks Food for Mead Food Bank
You are invited to help care for neighbors in need through the Love Thy Neighbor Ministry. On the third Sunday of every month, volunteers distribute grocery bags with a list of the most needed items for the Mead Food Bank.…
Christmas Basket Items Due This Sunday
You are invited to help make Christmas brighter for families in our community by supporting our Christmas Basket ministry. All donated Christmas basket items are due back to the church by noon this Sunday, December 21st. This deadline allows time…
Christmas Cookies at the Shelter
You are invited to share joy, laughter, and Christmas cheer with children and families at the Family Promise shelter through a simple and meaningful act of service. On Sunday, December 21, from 4:00-5:00 pm, we’ll be decorating Christmas Cookies with…
Volunteers Needed to Deliver Christmas Baskets
St. Luke is supporting forty local families, and you are invited to help make it happen. We are seeking dependable volunteers to deliver Christmas baskets on Tuesday, December 23rd, beginning at 5:00 pm. These are the same families we supported…
The Freedom and Power of the Gospel
Pr. Taran Writes: I recently chatted with someone who wanted to know what made Christianity, and our “flavor” of it, unique. It’s a good question. For me, the simplest way to explain it is that the story of Jesus (God’s…
Tree of Sharing Underway
Here’s a way to spread some holiday cheer: Our Annual Sharing Tree, now set up in the Fellowship Hall. This ministry, part of Love-Thy-Neighbor, provides Christmas gifts for children in our community, and your generosity helps make each gift a…
Advent Letter – 2025
Christianity is so countercultural. The world celebrates success, strength, money, power, fame, etc. Jesus says blessed are the poor and poor in spirit, the meek, and those who mourn. Our society started decorating for Christmas the day after Halloween. The…
Thanksgiving Meals for 40 Families
A busy Tuesday is brewing! St. Luke is rallying together to support 40 families in our community with a complete Thanksgiving meal. This ministry is only possible because so many of you shop, donate, sort, pack, coordinate, and deliver. It…
Likened to Airplane Oxygen Masks
Somebody recently asked me about the developments in the ministry over the nearly 25 years since I’ve been at St. Luke. When I came to St. Luke there were plans to build a new sanctuary but that got derailed in…
Sharing in Gratitude: Thanksgiving Baskets
This Thanksgiving, through Love Thy Neighbor Ministry, St. Luke has the opportunity to support 40 families in our community with complete holiday meals. These are the same 40 families who will later receive Christmas baskets and the gifts from our…