The Endowment Committee of the SWCA Synod awards grants for Mission Outreach from the Mission & Ministry Fund to be used for mission outreach as defined in the synod’s mission goals. Typically, grants range from $500 to $5,000. At this year’s Synod Assembly, 18 Mission & Ministry Grants were awarded. Angelica, Los Angeles received $4,000 for the Angelica Center for Arts and Music, furthering
Continue readingAt the 2017 Southwest California Synod Assembly, held at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks on June 2 – 3, members voted overwhelmingly in favor of resolutions to become both a Sanctuary and a Jubilee synod. In becoming a sanctuary synod, the SWCA Synod recognizes that its territory, which ranges from San
Continue readingBaseball-loving Lutherans from throughout the Southland came together for Lutheran Night at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, August 12 – a fundraising event to benefit Lutheran Social Services (LSS) of Southern California! A donation to LSS was included in the price of each ticket, and over $3,800 was raised to assist
Continue readingOn Saturday, April 29, Emmanuel Lutheran Church in North Hollywood hosted a neighborhood cleanup. The city provided shovels, rakes and other tools as well as garbage bags and picked up the trailer full of trash collected in a 1.5 mile radius around the church and ELC’s school, Laurel Hall. 42
Continue readingEvery day, the Students 4 Students/ Bruin Shelter, hosted at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Santa Monica, provides a safe place for homeless college students. Now the Los Angeles County Supervisors have agreed to provide a grant to Mt. Olive so that the renovations on the Students 4 Students/ Bruin
Continue readingGrace to you, and peace, in the name of our crucified and risen Savior, Jesus Christ! Dear sisters and brothers: as we begin the holiest week of our Christian year and approach the great three culminating days of Holy Week, let us do so with the confidence and assurance
Continue readingNow the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
Continue readingIn 2015, St. Andrew’s, Los Angeles received a Synod Mission and Ministry Grant in order to refurbish their courtyard with artificial turf, part of their mission to reach out to families in their neighborhood and continue on their path to making their campus more environmentally friendly. They also received a rebate from
Continue readingThe Christ, West Covina confirmation class put together surprise care packages for 12 college students connected to the congregation. Care packages included snacks, school supplies, homemade treats, Starbucks gift cards, and a Thrivent T-shirt. Confirmation students also wrote personal notes to the college students. College students were asked to update the
Continue readingOn January 15 at Westchester Lutheran Church in Los Angeles, members of the Southwest California Synod and the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles came together for an extraordinary event. ELCA Bishop Elizabeth Eaton presided and Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church Michael B. Curry preached at a joint multicultural worship service celebrating
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