Organizations Fighting Hunger

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Grace Lutheran Church is a community of faith, centered in worship, held in Grace, strengthened in love, sent forth in mission, in Jesus’ name.

As a community church, it is important for us to be open and affirming to all people regardless of age, sex, color, ethnic background, physical or emotional health, disability, economic status or sexual orientation. Grace Lutheran Church is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (E.L.C.A.) and our members throughout Des Moines come to Grace as a community of faith to worship, to learn, to serve, to pray and to live through Christ. Welcome!

At Grace, this mission is expressed in many ways and is supported by all of their resources including time, treasure, talents, and the physical space of the church. Some of these include:

• Advocacy with Bread for the World (www.bread.org)
• Collaborations with Lutheran Services in Iowa (www.lsiowa.org) and the Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) food pantry network, including a vegetable garden that is harvested for DMARC (www.dmarcunited.org), and regular donations of money and food
• Benevolence support at the synodical and national levels through the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) – www.elca.org
• A companion congregation relationship with Msindo Parish in the Pare Mountains of Tanzania
• Collaboration with Lutheran World Relief (www.lwr.org)
• Partnership with IA State Extension’s cooking and nutrition classes, including the “Buy, Eat, Live Healthy” (BELH) program (www.extension.iastate.edu)
• Fundraising campaigns for organizations such as ELCA World Hunger (www.elca.org/hunger)
• Confirmation class and Vacation Bible School service projects for Hope Ministries (www.hopeiowa.org) 

Grace has an active companion congregation relationship with Msindo Parish in the Pare Mountains of Tanzania.  Mission teams visiting Msindo have helped establish a community grain-milling operation and a dairy herd through Heifer International.  They visit Africa, or welcome visitors from Tanzania to Des Moines, about every three years.

How to Help:

Individuals and organizations who are interested in learning more or collaborating in the work of Grace Lutheran Church are encouraged to contact the church office.

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