Traditionally, we celebrate God’s Work Our Hands Sunday in September – one Sunday when all of the ELCA churches across the country join together and do work projects in our communities, to emphasize our focus on loving our neighbors as Christ loved us.

This year, restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic have made some of our community volunteer efforts a little difficult. Therefore, we are offering 3 different ways to serve our community. Here are the different ways you can get involved with God’s Work Our Hands:

1.   21-day Racial Equity Challenge: Pledge to spend a few minutes of time each day for the next 21 days in prayer and study around issues of racial justice.  Each day, a prompt will be posted via email, on our website, and on Facebook.  We invite you to use these prompts to explore how God is calling each of us to respond to issues of racial injustice in our world.  For today’s Racial Equity Challenge, click here.

2.   Donate toiletries for the Dayton Women’s Correctional Facility.

During these past several months since the COVID outbreak, prisoners have been unable to receive visitors, and loved ones with reduced income have been unable to money into their accounts for necessary items.  We join with other area churches to collect toiletries for our sisters in Christ at the Dayton Women’s Correctional Institution.  The following items are requested (please use this specific list of brands and types; only these will be accepted).    

·       Toothpaste – Crest or Colgate

·       Women’s Deodorant – Degree, Suave, or Secret

·       Bar Soap – Ivory, Dove, or Dial Blue

Items may be brought to church and placed in basket in the Narthex.  Contact Pastor Christie if you wish for someone to come pick up the items from your home.

3.   Buy a Hope t-shirt! Proceeds will be donated to SON Ministries.  Click here to order.