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Updates from Louisiana

by Trina Kleist

Brothers & sisters in Louisiana minister to community Sheryl Zeis is a youth worker at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Baton Rouge, La. She sends this report of flood recovery in her area of Louisiana — especially, what the congregation of St. Paul is doing to be the face of Christ to people who need […]

Louisiana flood victims need our help!

by Trina Kleist

Help Louisiana victims recover from devastating flood! Torrential rain in southern Louisiana last week led the American Red Cross to call the resulting flood the worst natural disaster since Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast in 2012. At PEACE Lutheran Church, we ask you to pray for victims and for those helping the clean-up and […]

“Leap of Faith” delivers more than $28K

by Trina Kleist

‘Care of neighbor’ at core of “Leap of Faith” PEACE Lutheran Church recently cut checks of $14,139 each to Hospitality House and the Salvation Army’s Booth Family Center to support their programs for homeless men, women and children in western Nevada County, Calif.  “These gifts represent what the people of PEACE Lutheran Church believe is […]

IFM Matching Drive buys food

by Trina Kleist

Raise $80K for food for the hungry! Interfaith Food Ministry has been blessed by seven generous donors who will match up to $40,000 in donations. This means we can raise a total of $80,000 to feed hungry people in western Nevada County! Checks  may be made out to Interfaith Food Ministry; write “Matching” in the memo line […]

Youth boost $10.3-million hunger effort

by Trina Kleist

Youth make “souper” effort to tackle hunger Youth @ PEACE was part of a nation-wide effort that has raised $10.3 million to date for local food banks and other organizations tackling hunger at the local level. Young people at PEACE Lutheran Church in Grass Valley, Calif., raised $1,580 and donated nonperishable food items to our […]

New thrift store to help homeless

by Trina Kleist

Give by Nov. 2 to Hospitality House Monday, Nov. 2, is the deadline to support a new project to help move homeless people in western Nevada County into permanent homes of their own. Hospitality House’s goal is to raise $56,000 to cover start-up costs for opening Bread & Roses Thrift and More. So far, the drive is […]

Support “Night Ministry” with Second-Mile Giving

by Trina Kleist

During June, we at PEACE have the opportunity to support San Francisco Night Ministry through Second-Mile Giving. Night Ministry provides compassionate and non‐judgmental pastoral care, counseling, referral services and crisis intervention to those in any kind of need or distress during the night. Here’s what those at Night Ministry have to say about what they do: […]

Interfaith Food Ministry reaches fundraising goal

by Trina Kleist

— Thank you! You can imagine the excitement at Interfaith Food Ministry, our local, faith-based food pantry, when they reached their goal of raising $30,000 in only two weeks! What a testimony to God’s power to bless the efforts of his people as we reach out to our hungry neighbors. The response of caring people to […]

IFM Matching Fund Drive

by Trina Kleist

Help feed the hungry — Interfaith Food Ministry has received pledges from private donors for $30,000, on the condition that matching funds be sought from the larger community. If IFM can raise $30,000 in special donations, it will have $60,000 – enough to buy fresh food for two months! Here at PEACE Lutheran Church, we are accepting donations […]

Second-Mile Giving: Lutheran Campus Ministry

by Trina Kleist

Give to Lutheran Campus Ministry — Our special partner in giving during March 2015 is Lutheran Campus Ministry. This program provides students a spiritual home while they are away at college, providing many opportunities for young people to explore and express their Lutheran faith. It’s an outreach of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America — […]