Missions
Local Missions Supported by Volunteers
Bureau County Food Pantry provides food for those in need in Bureau County. The congregation collects food and non-food items for the Pantry each Sunday as part of our weekly offering. Individuals are encouraged to provide additional monetary support.
River Bend Mobile Food Bank distributes food to needy families in the region. Various groups within the church have, through monetary gifts and volunteer hours, helped to bring this service to Bureau County.
The Closet is a local resale shop located at 2026 North Main in Princeton. Many members of our congregation volunteer doing various tasks at the store. The proceeds from the items sold benefit over 40 local charities.
Illinois Valley PADS Homeless Shelter provides counseling and social services as well as food and housing for the homeless of Bureau and La Salle counties. Individuals support PADS with monetary support and/or donations to Lily Pads thrift shop.
Freedom House provides services to victims of domestic abuse. We periodically collect needed items for the shelter.
Buddy Bags is a cooperative effort to provide food for kids of Bureau County in need. Bags are packed weekly during the school year and distributed prior to the weekend or vacation dismissal. We provide needed volunteer labor and individuals are encouraged to support Buddy Bags with monetary support.
Lutheran World Relief is supported by the efforts of our Lutheran Church Women. Quilters meet twice a month to create blankets for emergency use around the world. LCW also packs and ships soap, School Kits and Health Kits.
River Bend Mobile Food Bank distributes food to needy families in the region. Various groups within the church have, through monetary gifts and volunteer hours, helped to bring this service to Bureau County.
The Closet is a local resale shop located at 2026 North Main in Princeton. Many members of our congregation volunteer doing various tasks at the store. The proceeds from the items sold benefit over 40 local charities.
Illinois Valley PADS Homeless Shelter provides counseling and social services as well as food and housing for the homeless of Bureau and La Salle counties. Individuals support PADS with monetary support and/or donations to Lily Pads thrift shop.
Freedom House provides services to victims of domestic abuse. We periodically collect needed items for the shelter.
Buddy Bags is a cooperative effort to provide food for kids of Bureau County in need. Bags are packed weekly during the school year and distributed prior to the weekend or vacation dismissal. We provide needed volunteer labor and individuals are encouraged to support Buddy Bags with monetary support.
Lutheran World Relief is supported by the efforts of our Lutheran Church Women. Quilters meet twice a month to create blankets for emergency use around the world. LCW also packs and ships soap, School Kits and Health Kits.
Missions Supported by General Fund Giving
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LCMC is an association of congregations with whom we are joined. Our congregation supports the Seminary Debt Relief Fund and the Mission Church Loan Fund.
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LWR is an international relief agency that works with local partners to provide lasting solutions to poverty and emergency relief around the world.
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WMPL works to transform lives through prayer and service throughout the world. First Lutheran helps support a family with ties to our congregation who live and work in India.
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LCFS is a social service agency serving children and families of all faiths, races and ethnic backgrounds providing counseling and adoption and foster care in Illinois.
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Gateway Services provides services to adults and children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities in Bureau County.
EdPowerment, co-founded by one of our members, enables education for neglected teenagers and youth with special needs through grassroots, thoughtfully administered, hands-on programs in villages outside Moshi, Tanzania.
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