Overview

Goal: To increase the number of Christian individuals engaged in social ministry efforts, thereby positively impacting the hurting lives of those helped and the spiritual life of the volunteer and congregation.

Each of us is endowed with gifts to be used to honor and glorify our risen Lord. As Christians, we are called into servanthood. Volunteering offers an exciting opportunity for ministry as we discover and carry out our unique gifts, thereby building the Body of Christ. Our faith-filled acts of service are living expressions of Christ’s love for us. 

We don’t have to travel far to see people in need; the mission field is ripe in our own back yards. The needs of our community are great, but through individual and collective acts of service, we can create a healthier community attuned to mind, body, and soul.

To accomplish this, the Foundation has funded a new collaborative effort, coordinated by Send Me St. Louis, to address the following:

• Build the capacity of area Christian individual volunteers to become effectively engaged in meeting the needs of the St. Louis community,
• Build the capacity of area nonprofit organizations and congregations (particularly those located in urban communities) to effectively involve and manage volunteers, and
• Actively connect those individuals and congregations interested in community volunteer work with organizations that need them.

Key partners with Send Me St. Louis in carrying out this work are The Missouri District of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) and United Way of Greater St. Louis' Volunteer Center. Click here to learn more about this exciting new endeavor.

To learn more about Lutheran Foundation’s new strategic funding plan, click here.