Outreach
Serving Christ Through Community
Christ compels us to share His love, and we believe that we are called to serve our community through outreach. Bethesda has many outreach programs that help us in our mission to make a difference. If you are interested in getting involved, we encourage you to reach out.
“Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.”
– John 12:26
Meals on Wheels
Providing nutritious meals to our elderly population. Bethesda volunteers with Meals on Wheelsby delivering meals every Wednesday.
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Social Ministry Coffee
Mission Statement: Live Simply So Others May Simply Live Informational Temple Talks for most causes are sponsored. These are some […]
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Inter-Faith Nursing Home Worship Service
Several congregational members conduct a worship service at Interfaith Care Center on the 2nd Sunday of the month at 3:00 […]
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Collecting for a Cause
Collection for a cause collects a variety of items to benefit our community and congregation.Food for Food Shelf at Salvation […]
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Ronald McDonald House
Bethesda collects pop tabs from aluminum cans to support the Ronald McDonald House, which provides families with a place to stay while their children receive medical care.
You can drop off pop tabs in the collection bin located in the church narthex.
Community Addiction Recovery Enterprise
Bethesda supports C.A.R.E. by collecting essential hygiene and comfort items for individuals in recovery.
Requested items include shampoo, toothpaste, lotion, body wash, deodorant, soap, combs, sanitary pads, greeting cards, and note cards.
Please avoid donating mouthwash or any items containing alcohol.
Bins for donations are located in the narthex.
Sleeping Mat Project
The Sleeping Mat Project reuses clean plastic bags to create hand-crocheted sleeping mats for people experiencing homelessness.
If you’d like to help, join the mat makers at Bethesda Lutheran Church on Tuesdays from 9 to 11 a.m., or donate plastic bags by placing them in the small coat closet in the narthex.
ELCA’s God’s Work Our Hands
Each year, Bethesda joins congregations across the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for God’s Work, Our Hands—a day dedicated to serving our community. This event celebrates who we are as one church, freed in Christ to love and serve our neighbor.
Through a variety of local projects, we live out one of our core Lutheran convictions: that every act of service, in every daily calling, flows freely from a living confidence in God’s grace.
Bethesda has proudly participated in God’s Work, Our Hands since it began in 2013.
