SERVE & GIVE IN OUR WORLD
Interfaith Partners for Peace with Justice
in Palestine/Israel
A prayer vigil for the Middle East is held on the third Thursday of every month. The 5:30 p.m. prayer vigil meets in the Fellowship Hall (on hiatus due to COVID-19). For more information contact Marla Engbloom.
Companion Synod
The La Crosse Area Synod has companion synods in Peru and in the Czech Republic. To learn more, visit the La Crosse Area Synod website.
Want to know how you can get involved?
Click here to see a list of how we spread love for our neighbors beyond our borders!
Mission Trips
Members and friends of ELC have been participating in Mission Trips well.... forever! Our Youth have a yearly domestic Mission Trip. We have also taken intergenerational trips to Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Vietnam, and to our southern states to help after hurricanes. For more information on upcoming trips, contact Irene TenEyck (intergenerational) or Kristen Arends (youth).
LWR School Kit Project
The LWR School Kit project is underway again! Last year we filled 828 backpacks. This year we hope to fill at least 750. To fill that many, we need 3,000 notebooks, 750 rulers, 750 pencil sharpeners, 750 scissors, 3,750 pencils, 3,750 pens, 750 crayons, and 750 erasers. (Whew!) Bins are available in the narthex for you to drop off donated items for the School Kits. Remember - ONLY the following items can be included in the backpacks:
70-page notebooks, blue or black ink pens, unsharpened pencils, blunt-tip scissors, 2 ½ inch erasers, 24 count crayons, pencil sharpeners, and 12 inch/metric rulers. Please read the information sheet carefully. Unfortunately, we can't accept anything not on the list.
Back-to-school sales have already begun, and Target and Walmart have good buys on notebooks, crayons, and some of the other items. You may purchase items on your own or donate money and let us do the shopping. Contact Bob & Kathy Weeks if you are interested in purchasing bulk items or if you can donate a Thrivent Action Grant. These were a big help last year!
Our pack-out event is scheduled for Sunday, August 21st after the 9:30 church service. A sign-up sheet is available at the display in the narthex.
This year, due to millions of displaced persons in Europe and Africa, the need for school kits is great. Our goal is to help children get an education by providing needed school supplies. Thank you for your help!
70-page notebooks, blue or black ink pens, unsharpened pencils, blunt-tip scissors, 2 ½ inch erasers, 24 count crayons, pencil sharpeners, and 12 inch/metric rulers. Please read the information sheet carefully. Unfortunately, we can't accept anything not on the list.
Back-to-school sales have already begun, and Target and Walmart have good buys on notebooks, crayons, and some of the other items. You may purchase items on your own or donate money and let us do the shopping. Contact Bob & Kathy Weeks if you are interested in purchasing bulk items or if you can donate a Thrivent Action Grant. These were a big help last year!
Our pack-out event is scheduled for Sunday, August 21st after the 9:30 church service. A sign-up sheet is available at the display in the narthex.
This year, due to millions of displaced persons in Europe and Africa, the need for school kits is great. Our goal is to help children get an education by providing needed school supplies. Thank you for your help!
