Outreach

Throughout the year, Emmanuel organizes and sponsors various activities that benefit people in our community, region, and nation, and throughout the world. We invite you to join our committee and help us with one project or many. Contact Ginger Boone at info@elcbethesda.org.

Help us this summer with our grocery drive for the Manna Food Center.

Outreach Committee Activities in 2007-2008

Summer: Manna Food Center summer grocery drive
June: School Supply Drive
May: N Street Village Mother's Day Shower
April: Spring Clothing Drive
March: Operation Welcome Home
February: Lutheran World Relief Bake Sale
January:
December: Gifts of Hope
November: Giving Tree
October: Community Based Shelter
September: Food Drive Continues!

Mission Endowment
Contributions to the mission endowment fund provide another way to support the work of the church. Learn how this fund provides additional financial support for local community projects, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) mission work, and capital improvements for our church facility.

Missionary Sponsorship
Members of Emmanuel sponsor a Lutheran missionary family in northern Madagascar through ELCA's Division for Global Mission. The Rev. Doug Cox works with Project Shalom which provides social services along with ministry in this majority-Muslim region. The project sponsors clinics, staffed with medical professionals and evangelists (who conduct church services at the clinics). It also provides agricultural and other training to people in this impoverished area, and hopes to offer literacy training as well in the next year. Project Shalom seeks to promote Christian faith, or goodwill toward Christians, among the trainees.

National Lutheran Home
In addition to the Outreach Committee activities, others at Emmanuel serve the community in various ways. For example, Emmanuel members organize visits and parties, serve residents, assist staff, and participate in fundraisers at the National Lutheran Home. For more information about Emmanuel's volunteer efforts at the National Lutheran Home or contact Jean Abel at info@elcbethesda.org