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 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 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 readingThe ELCA Youth Leadership Summit is an annual gathering for high school youth identified as leaders from each synod from across The ELCA. It focuses on leadership development through engaging speakers and thought leaders in key areas at the intersection of leadership and faith in daily life AND faith formation, as
Continue readingA generous crowd gathered at Prince of Peace, Covina on Sunday, October 3 for the Action Food Pantry’s annual Octoberfest “Beer and Brats” Scholarship Fundraiser. “Action” stands for “Action Together In One Name,” which reflects the interdenominational nature of this ministry. Supporting congregations include local Lutheran, Episcopalian, Methodist, Presbyterian and
Continue readingMt. Olive, Santa Monica’s Bruin Shelter recently was profiled in the Santa Monica Daily Press. College can be a fun, exciting and a challenging time in a person’s life. Learning responsibilities, self-growth, and unfortunately for some students they learn to live on the streets, in a car and do whatever
Continue readingMy Friends House, an ELCA-affiliated public benefit corporation founded by Ascension, Los Angeles in 1995, focuses on hunger prevention and healthy living in an inner-city environment. Their innovative Creative Chefs program, held Thursdays from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m, uses local chefs to promote healthy eating and cooking with the goal
Continue readingVoting members from the Southwest California Synod Assembly with Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton. The nine voting members included Bishop Guy Erwin and Vice President Randall Foster. Brian Etienne, Karen Moyer, Tempie Beaman, Caleb Crainer, Shannon Savage-Howie, Jennifer Amos Burgos, and Joseph Bulock were elected as voting members at the 2015
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