SOCIAL MINISTRY COMMITTEE

THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS LOCAL CHAPTER

ACTIVITIES

•  AmeriCares Homefront Project fundraiser with matching funds from Thrivent Financial “Care in Communities”

 

•  My Sister’s Place Thrift Shop collection of clothing and household items to Birmingham Group Health Services’ The Umbrella with their work with victims of domestic violence.

 

•  "Christmas in July” collection to provide items needed by residents of the Spooner House.

 

•  “Back to School Child Adoption”  congregation members provide back to school clothes and school supplies to our “adopted” child through The Umbrella Project at Birmingham Group Health Services.

 

•  Thrivent “Care in Congregations” fundraisers to benefit projects within Immanuel’s congregation.

 

•  “Team Immanuel” raises funds and participates in Walks to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and National Multiple Sclerosis Society

 

•  Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child – collection of shoe boxes filled with gifts to be distributed to children in countries overseas.

 

•  Salvation Army “Adopt-a-Family” for Christmas - providing gifts and goodies for a  the family from our Valley area. 

 

•  Christmas donation of toys, hats, gloves and mittens to benefit The Umbrella Project through Birmingham Health Services.

 

•  Spooner House monthly dinners on the 4^th Tuesday of each month.  The dinners are prepared in the church kitchen in the afternoon and delivered to Spooner House at dinner time -  we provide a full meal for 36 people to insure that people have a hot meal.

 

•  Red Cross Blood Drive – will be co-sponsoring blood drive in Fall of 2005.