Serving our Christian Community in St. Louis Park, MN

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Lutherans Reaching Out In the Park
Social Action Calendar

August 2010

September 2010

October 2010

The Social Action committee would like to express appreciation to the congregation for their support for missions in the community and around the world. Your donations and volunteer efforts improved many lives in the past year.

Spirit of Christ supports these ministries:

St. Louis Park Emergency Program (STEP)

STEP is the local foodshelf offering more than food to residents of St. Louis Park.
Spirit of Christ has a neighborhood food drive every July.
Link to STEP website

Dinner At Your Door
Meals on Wheels

Spirit of Christ has a history of delivering meals
to shut-ins through these community services.
Link to Meals on Wheels website

Our Saviour's Outreach Ministries

Transitional Housing with an average stay of 300 days.
We provide a shelter dinner and breakfast monthly.
Link to Our Saviour's website

Local School Ministry

Spirit of Christ works with St. Louis Park school counselors
to provide help for children and families.

Metro Hope Ministries

This organization works with men who have chemical dependency issues.
Link to Metro Hope Ministries website

Children First

This organization promotes asset development in children. Through its efforts, St. Louis Park has been named one of the top one hundred cities for children in the United States.
Link to Children First website

Feed My Starving Children

Children and adults hand-pack meals formulated specially for starving children which are shipped to more than 60 countries around the world.
Link to FMSC website

Missionaries Chris & Kristin McWeeny

World Mission Prayer League Missionaries to Ecuador.
Link to WMPL website

Sojourner Project, Inc.

Sojourner provides community resources and shelter for abused women and their children.
Link to Sojourner Project website

Wayside House, Inc.

This organization works with women with chemical dependency issues
through treatment and a housing program.
Link to Wayside House website

Families Moving Forward

In collaboration with over 40 local congregations and thousands of volunteers, FMF provides hope to homeless families with children by: providing temporary emergency shelter, supporting former shelter families with continued advocacy and education, and developing affordable rental housing for families.

Link to Families Moving Forward website

West Metro Grief Support Coalition

Grief support group for those that have suffered a loss.
Link to West Metro Grief Support Coalition website

N.A. Groups

Three Narcotics Anonymous groups meet at our Cedar Lake Road building
to help those who struggle with addiction

A.A. Groups

Our Cedar Lake Road buidling (6917 Cedar Lake Road) is home to two Alcoholic Anonymous groups: A women's group meets on Tuesdays at 5:30pm and the Friday Night Hope Group (open AA) meets at 7:00pm. A third group uses our church building at 5801 Minnetonka Blvd. on Fridays at 7:30pm.