The stories we hear of God's work in the Southeastern Synod and around the world are too good not to share. As human beings, we are created to tell, share, respond to, and learn from stories. Under our Stories of Faith tab, you'll find links to publications that are committed to telling the story of how Lutherans do God's work with their hands.
September 28, 2022
Members of the Gulf Coast Deanery gather for their monthly meeting at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, MS, to learn about the work on the Air Force Chaplain Corps. Pastor Cuttino Alexander is serving reserve duty as the lead chaplain at the "...
September 19, 2022
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Augusta, GA was one of the six founding churches of Downtown Cooperative Church Ministries in 1978. It has helped people in many ways, but the work always involved food. Resurrection’s commitment has ...
September 19, 2022
We had a wonderful sermon by Bishop Kevin Strickland and a Delicious Meal after church! We had a room with Memories of Salem. Also, we had the Mason Dixon Boys entertaining us! At 3:00 we had a service talking about the History of Salem Lutheran ...
September 19, 2022
Dropping off "God's Work. Our Hands." donations for patients at Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children and goodies for Huntsville Hospital Emergency Department employees. Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers who made it possible.
September 19, 2022
On Sunday, September 11, 2022, the faithful followers of Jesus at Zion, Guyton, GA, gathered for worship, a meal, a time of storytelling, and fun. A grand meal was prepared and desserts overflowed as the people of Zion shared their stories with one...
September 06, 2022
Working in conjunction with the charity, RIP Medical Debt, the people of St. Luke in McDonough, Georgia raised enough money to purchase and forgive $923,267.58 in medical debt for deserving Georgia families. More than $750,000 stayed in Henry County,...
July 12, 2022
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:34-35) It was...
May 16, 2022
A story from Resurrection Lutheran Church, in Newnan, GA, on Friday, May 13, 2022: What an AMAZING first Food Truck Friday Night of the season! There was an awesome turn out, delicious food, amazing music, and it was so good to hang out with ...
April 20, 2022
Picture above: Baptism candidates, from left, Kandie Shubeck, Mike Kemper and Mary Ann Collins try to resist the temptations of Charlie Shubeck, playing the character of ‘Stinkbat’ the horned junior tempter intern trying to disrupt the service, ...
November 06, 2021
When Paul came to pick up the items he said, "WOW you guys did really great. I have mega churches that don't do this much!" ShowerUp serves those experiencing homelessness by providing showers, hygiene resources and personal car with mobile shower ...
October 18, 2021
We thank the people of Jerusalem, Rincon, GA, as they staffed and assisted with another round of vaccinations on October 13, 2021. If you would like to share your story as a vaccination site, please SHARE YOUR STORY HERE.
September 23, 2021
Members of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Garden City, GA, collected canned food items to donate to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Chatham County, GA for God's Work, Our Hands Sunday, September 12, 2021. We collected 216 pounds of canned food to be...
September 22, 2021
Shades Valley Lutheran Church had 3 options for our church members to do for God's Work, Our Hands that were cross-generational - help with school kit preparations, go to Shades Creek (across from church) and clean up trash and other debris, and...
September 21, 2021
Members of First Lutheran, Nashville, spent God's Work, Our Hands Sunday, September 12, helping to build a townhouse as part of the Habitat for Humanity Unity Build in Nashville. Teaming up with two other faith communities, their efforts helped a ...
September 20, 2021
God’s Work, Our Hands! 2021 Christ Our Shepherd Peachtree City, GA Disaster Mission Team at work in Newnan, GA! When a disaster strikes a community some of the impact is easy to see while other impacts are not as easy to understand. Like many ...
September 17, 2021
The St. Timothy Lutheran Church congregation created more than 800 sacks of kindness to give to local healthcare workers in appreciation for their efforts above and beyond during the Covid pandemic! Each sack contained a mixture of goodies such as ...
August 22, 2021
Check out the PHOTO ALBUM here... Check out Messiah LC's BLOG POST HERE. "Comforters" from Messiah LC, Madison, AL My name is Jeanette Beamer. I am honored to represent the Comforters group at Messiah Lutheran Church in Madison, Alabama. Our ...
August 18, 2021
In July Peace Lutheran Church in Spring Hill, TN received donations of stuff from the community, spent a week organizing and pricing everything then hosted a gigantic community rummage sale. The sale's proceeds more than doubled prior years'. All ...
August 12, 2021
Little Free Libraries are a global phenomenon. The small, front-yard book exchanges number more than 100,000 around the world in over one hundred countries — from Italy to Brazil to Japan. Now, a new Little Free Library at St. Timothy Lutheran ...
March 14, 2021
40 Days of Lent. 40 miles. $40 to ELCA World Hunger. ---> #40forLent Why a "hunger walk" for ELCA World Hunger? (Check out this post from Ms. Cheryl Bopp, Southeastern Synod World Hunger Chair.) Bishop Kevin Strickland invites everyone ...
February 12, 2021
During 2021, Synod hunger ministries and their service to their communities will be celebrated/lifted up/highlighted. This week, Pastor Tom Clark of Ascension Lutheran Church in Jackson, MS. has contributed this article about Stewpot Community ...
February 12, 2021
One of my favorite descriptions of stewardship is, “When God gives you a gift, hold it loosely.” I understand that statement to mean that whatever God gives us is not exclusively for our benefit, but is intended for the whole family of God. In ...
February 01, 2021
PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH TACKLES FOOD INSECURITY Action rather than words! This phrase became the guiding force for Peace Lutheran Church, Memphis, Tennessee, as members designed a ministry to help alleviate community hunger in summer 2020. With ...
December 16, 2020
Christmas 2020: Remember The Prisoner Hygiene Bags for West Tennessee State Penitentiary – Women’s Therapeutic Residential Center Before Covid-19 I went to prison every Tuesday and first Saturday of each month. I always returned to the freeworld ...
December 11, 2020
Picture: Pastor Nancy Christensen outside the Lucky Shoals Park Community Center Polling Site, Norcross, GA, on Election Day, 2020. (photo taken by Nancy Christensen). “I’m so glad to see you,” said Elena, the elderly Latina woman, tears in her ...
December 04, 2020
Utilitzing Thrivent Action Teams and soliciting members of St. John's Lutheran and people in our community to assist us, we put together, handed out, and delivered 115 complete Thanksgiving Meals along with grocery story gift cards and various snack ...
December 01, 2020
Community Garden Ministry Christ Lutheran Church and Kiswahili Lutheran Mission has been a refuge to many in different aspects. At Christ Lutheran Church land we are able to start Community Garden. Our community is always thankful for the daily ...
November 30, 2020
INTERVENTION BY KISWAHILI LUTHERAN MISSION AND CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH AND INSPIRITUS (Nashville, TN) The Pain and Chaos of Virtual Learning for Children in our Community When the pandemic closed schools and colleges everywhere, it was the most ...
September 15, 2020
For our day of service, we worked at our community garden. Our intergenerational team planted seeds, harvested grapes and vegetables, maintained the grounds, and bagged produce to be delivered to the elderly.
July 08, 2020
Celebration Lutheran is 1 of 15 congregations selected by The Southeastern Synod to receive the COVID-19 Food Insecurity Congregation Grant. These grants are made possible by a joint project funded by Lutheran Disaster Response and the Southeastern ...
June 29, 2020
We delivered 100s of books (Pre-K - 4th Grade) and many Activity Bags filled with crayons, coloring books, markers, puzzles, balls, T-shirts, and masks for the children in our community with the assistance of Thrivent Action Teams.
June 15, 2020
Faith Lutheran Church in Clay, Alabama is a Community Partner of nearby Clay Elementary School. We provide for needs in the health room, gather gifts and food at Christmas, and provide materials and labor for their outdoor beautification days. ...
June 03, 2020
On Saturday, May 23, 2020 at a drop-off station at the St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Franklin, TN, 745 fuel bags were donated by approximately 44 families! This overwhelming response was amazing. HOW AMAZING!!! Thank you to everyone who supported this ...
May 03, 2020
Located at the corner of Jackson and Willett, Peace Lutheran Church in Memphis has ministered to the midtown community for over 100 years. A beautiful brick building with stained glass windows, it continues to serve its members and the community, ...
March 23, 2020
In the midst of the devastation from the March 3rd tornado in Nashville, St. John's continued ways of reaching out to our community. We have taken nearly 500 food/snack bags for the children and families in need in our community through our Partner ...
March 07, 2020
These daffodils may not look like all that much from this one photo, but there continue to be lots of expressions of surprise and wonder at All Saint Lutheran Church, Lilburn, GA, as the flowers began to bloom. This portion of the 2,000 bulbs ...
January 21, 2020
Partnering with a Middle School in our community, we at St. John's in Nashville provided over 200 food bags, 40 boxes or meals, and a freezer and a half of chicken and meat for the children and families in need in our community for the Christmas ...
December 02, 2019
The people and neighbors of The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Macon, GA, worked together to spread the Thanksgiving spirit! The saints of Redeemer regularly serve the people of Macon, GA, by providing an ongoing food pantry, but on Thanksgiving ...
October 06, 2018
Epiphany Lutheran in Collierville, TN recently conducted its annual Blessing of the Pets on Saturday, October 6 at its Community Garden. Special guests included the members of St Andrew's Episcopal Church, Collierville, and Mr. Singh, a Sikh from ...
September 27, 2018
The quilting group meets once or twice per month making quilts for missions and community support.
September 14, 2018
MyCanvas – a program of Lutheran Services in Tennessee – has been chosen as one of the Nashville Predators’ featured charities for this season. Only four charities are granted this honor each year. As a featured charity, MyCanvas will receive extra...
August 09, 2018
Epiphany Lutheran Church in Collierville welcomed Director for Evangelical Mission Wayne Fell in worship on August 5, featuring a special piano & organ duet by the congregation’s summer musicians, members Prannoy and Praharsh Lankapalli. The ...
August 08, 2018
We gathered a carload of school supplies for our partner school, Two Rivers Middle, delivered them and helped give them out to “our” students at their Open House. The next day, I was blessed to have prayer time and a time of anointing the teachers ...
July 31, 2018
One Sunday each month during the summer, Faith Lutheran has come together to work on an outreach project. All ages are welcome! The first project was to make 25 tied fleece blankets for the health room. We prayed that the littlest of God’s children...
July 30, 2018
We furthered our "partnership" with Two Rivers Middle School by painting several of their bathrooms.
July 26, 2018
We congratulate Ms. Karson Thompson of St. Stephen Lutheran Church, Decatur GA, Southeastern Synod of the ELCA, for her appointment as Young Adult of Color to the 2018 International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands. She is also the ...
July 24, 2018
Nights Alive is an affordable summer mini-camp that is just for middle schoolers. This year's Nights Alive was hosted again by Christ Lutheran Church in Nashville. Participants stay up late and sleep late the next morning. During this 2-night, ...
May 29, 2018
At St. Luke Lutheran Church, Cordova, TN, as Jesus did, we welcome children of all ages as integral members of the body of Christ, and we welcome the sounds and activity that accompany them! We offer a number of spaces and activities designed for ...
May 23, 2018
Blessing Bag Ministry at St. John’s is designed to help care for our sisters and brothers in need along the side of the road by providing them water and snacks and, as they are available,Thrivent T-shirts.
May 22, 2018
On Pentecost 2018, Nativity Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, GA celebrated 5 years as an official ELCA congregation! That might not sound like much but with the statistics stacked against Mission Developments and young congregations in the semi-rural ...