“This is what we believe: That nobody should be hungry in this world.” Still Waters Café at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Simi Valley started out more than ten years ago as a… 2020 Love For Our Neighbor Grants: Still Waters Cafe at Shepherd of the Valley, Simi Valley
From Holy Trinity, Thousand Oaks Thank you so much for awarding Holy Trinity Lutheran Church a grant to help our congregation with the Food Distribution program we are now hosting! That money will help to pay for extra cleaning supplies,… 2020 Food Distribution Grants: Holy Trinity, Thousand Oaks
NoHo Home Alliance (NHHA), the non-profit St. Matthew’s, North Hollywood started in 2018, is launching another challenging and important long-term project: providing immigration legal services for low-income immigrants in the San Fernando Valley. Their immigrant… St. Matthew’s NoHo Home Alliance Launches Immigration Legal Services Initiative
At Our Savior’s, Lancaster, church youth are taking part in a fun, interactive, and innovative learning opportunity. Once a month, Sunday School leaders discuss a Bible story in depth. Then, Sunday School students and… Youth at Our Savior’s, Lancaster Get Theatrical with Bible Stories on Video
Recipient of a 2017 SWC Synod Mission and Ministry Grant, the Hill Avenue Grace, Pasadena Food Shelf ministry is open every Saturday from 9:30 to 11:30, rain or shine. It services 50 to 70… Hill Avenue Grace’s Food Shelf Ministry Meets Area Needs
by Rev. Alexia Salvatierra, Guardian Angels Co-Founder The 9 year old girl arrived in the US from El Salvador four days ago. As she colors in a coloring book, she can’t stop talking about her brother.… Guardian Angels – Protecting the Most Vulnerable
Mt. 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… Mt. Olive, Santa Monica Shelters Homeless Students
My 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… My Friends House Creative Chefs Program
In 2013, former Bishop Dean Nelson ordained Pastor Marcos “Mark” Panahon at St. Matthew’s Church in Glendale. In September of that year, St. Matthew’s Filipino outreach community became an official ministry. St. Matthew’s senior pastor,… St. Matthew’s Filipino Outreach
St. Francis of Assisi was called the “Second Christ.” Forsaking the wealth he was born into, he chose a life of poverty with the common people, and was so at home in the creation that… Mission St. Francis in Chatsworth: Reaching Out to the Community