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- Volunteers from Grace Lutheran Church in St. Paul, Minn., help pick up trash from the roadside.
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- Mountain View Ministry is a joint ministry of three congregations in rural North Dakota – Peace Lutheran Church in Dunseith, Valle Lutheran Church in Rolette and Willow Creek in Overly. Volunteers help put the final touches on the newly constructed Dunseith Food Pantry.
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- Volunteers from Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Greenville, N.C., make tie fleece blankets for Community Crossroads Center, a local community shelter.
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- Almost 40 volunteers from Christ and Trinity Lutheran Church in Sedalia, Mo., gathered on “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday to make fleece tie blankets for Child Safe of Central Missouri, a child advocacy center.
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- About 125 volunteers from St. John’s Lutheran Church in Norfolk, Neb., participated in “God’s Work. Our Hands.” Sunday. Service activities included helping paint and make repairs at a local rescue mission, creating thank-you cards for military veterans and assembling welcome kits for the Chamber of Commerce.
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- Volunteers from Christ Lutheran Church in Des Moines, Iowa, assembled birthday cake kits that were delivered to the local food pantry.
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- Members of all ages participate in “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday. Volunteers from Cross of Christ Lutheran Church in Crown Point, Ind., help with yard work at the home of a member’s mother.
On Sept. 13, ELCA congregations from across the country joined together for “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday. This dedicated day of service builds on the work ELCA members do every day to serve their neighbors and make the world a better place. From cleaning roadsides to preparing meals to playing music for shut-ins, volunteers participated in a multitude of service projects. “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday celebrates a church that believes God is calling us into the world together.
