Outreach
Westside Neighbors Shelter – Dinner Teams
All those interested in preparing meals for the Westside Homeless Shelter are invited to check the box on the Count Me In form. This month we will be providing dinner this Wednesday, January 14th.
Food bank collection
The West Seattle Food Bank box and all collections are in room C. Suggested donations for February are canned goods. Compass Housing Alliance is in need of socks for men and women for the winter months. Any non-perishable foods, personal products, or grocery store gift cards are welcome. Your much needed donations are taken to the West Seattle food Bank, Compass Housing Alliance, Mary’s Place, and Westside Neighbors.
Additionally, Thriftway receipts can be dropped off to support the food bank. West Seattle Thrift are giving back 1% of sales from receipts turned in to benefit our local foodbank. Simply drop off the receipts in an envelope at the Extended Ministry bulletin board outside of Room C.
This congregation is committed to supporting and participating in ministries locally, within the Synod, and throughout the world.
- Helping immigrant families with our sister congregation, El Camino de Emaus, in Burlington, Washington.
- Offering support to help relieve world hunger through Lutheran World Federation.
- Supporting church wide ministries of the ELCA that fight oppression, poverty and more.
- Involvement and support of the West Seattle Food Bank, 3419 SW Morgan Street. This food bank reaches about 700 hungry persons a day.
In addition we support:
- Mary’s Place providing safety, stability and housing to children, women, and families.
- Helpline: just a phone call away, helpline provides many services.
- Compass Housing Alliance, providing essential services, shelter, and affordable housing.
- Riverton United Methodist Church’s migrant arrival support
- Westside Neighbor’s Shelter, a privately owned and volunteer-operated cold-weather shelter hosted in the American Legion Hall in West Seattle.