Community Lutheran Partners is hosting a workshop in Wheeling, WV on October 22 and 23.  The focus of the workshop will be food pantry management, confidentiality/volunteer management, and grant writing.  CLP needs your help in getting the word out to community food pantries.  If your congregation and/or community has a food pantry, please send Sherri their name and address.  We are planning to invite existing community agencies as well as congregations with pantries and those who may be considering a new feeding ministry.

          Sherri may be reached at clp@clp-online.org or (304) 312-4222.

URGENT MESSAGE FROM MARY WOODWARD, LDR OHIO:

 
Ohio LDR is responding to and EF 2 an EF 3 tornado that killed 7 people in northwest Ohio. Over 500 families impacted in 4 counties. Spiritual care volunteers and monetary donations are needed asap. Contact Mary Woodward at 740-732-6700 if can volunteer. 

Please send donations marked "tornado" to
Ohio LDR, 810 Main St., Caldwell, Ohio 43724

Building Partnerships...

Since 2002, Community Lutheran Partners, Inc. has been working to build programs that are responsive to the needs of the people of our region and that reflect the strength of the Lutheran community.
Building partnerships with congregations, communities and other caring agencies, CLP holds a place of competence and credibility in
West Virginia and Western Maryland. We are committed to the development of unique responses to the needs of the vulnerable through education, direct service, and advocacy.....

Because We Can!

CLP Needs Your Help:  Community Lutheran Partners is working with the conferences to develop mission opportunities throughout the synod.  However, this process is only beginning and we have 2 requests for mission work.  If you know of a group in your community that we can connect the following to, please contact CLP.

Group #1: A Lutheran Church from Manhattan, NYC is hoping to do a mission project in Appalachia this summer.  They are hoping for a rural experience for their city youth who don't get out of the city very often.  They are very excited about doing different service projects and exploring the Appalachian area.  They are hoping to schedule this trip during the first 2 weeks in August.

Group#2:  A group of Middle and High school youth from NC are interested in doing a mission project in the Appalachian area.  The group would be between 5-7 youth and 2-3 adults.
 

Our Volunteer Page has an updated listing of volunteer job opportunities and contacts throughout the Northeast and Southern United States

 Community Lutheran Partners, Inc.
P.O. Box 3054
Wheeling, WV 26003
(304)312-4222
 
  Social Ministry in the West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod
of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America