Local Impact
The Aliveness Project
To get involved, contact Bethlehem member: Cindy Jacobson
Provides support, information, and direct services to enhance the quality of lives of those affected by HIV/ AIDS.
Website: www.aliveness.org/
Bread for the World
To get involved, contact Bethlehem member: Jeanne Iverson
Write personal letters and send other personalized communications to representatives in Congress
Website: breadmn@igc.apc.org
Community Emergency Services
To get involved, contact Bethlehem member: Barb Raymond
Bringing the whole Gospel to the whole person to meet physical, spiritual & emotional needs. Interview clients for foodshelf eligibility; office assistance; maintenance duties; driving clients; financial help.
Website: www.sf.org/c/ces
Ebenezer Foundation and Auxiliary
To get involved, contact Bethlehem members: Shary Mulhere, Sue Johnson
Helping older adults remain independent, healthy, and secure. Visit residents, plan & assist with recreational activities, serve meals at Ebenezer housing facilities.
Website: www.fairviewebenezer.org
English Learning Center
To get involved, contact Bethlehem member: Chris Hegland
Educationally empowers immigrants and refugee adults and their families towardsself-determination.
Website: www.osom-mn.org/programs
GMCC Community Justice Program
To get involved, contact Bethlehem member: Marilyn and Kent Christensen
GMCC Community Justice Program reduces crime and recidivism by mentoring ex-offenders.
Website: communityjusticeproject.gmcc.org/
Greater M inneapolis Crisis Nursery
To get involved, contact Bethlehem members : Melissa Harritt, Kersten Reich
Help prevent child neglect and abuse by providing emergency daycare, education and social assistance. Work with children; volunteer in the nursery, office work; cook meals for kids; group projects; advocacy.
Website: www.crisisnursery.org
Habitat for Humanity
To get involved, contact Bethlehem member: Rick Jackson for local projects, Carol Pfleiderer for
international projects
Each summer, Bethlehem participates in a week-long work project. 75 spots need to be filled 15/day
Website: www.tchabitat.org
HandyWorks
To get involved, contact Bethlehem member: Simon Foster
HandyWorks helps older and permanently physically disabled adults in south, southeast and northeast Minneapolis continue living independently at home by matching them with a network of both paid and volunteer chore workers. Workers complete chores such as snow removal, lawn mowing, yard care, house cleaning, laundry, and minor repairs such as door-lock replacement.
Website: handyworks.gmcc.org
Hospitality Center for Chinese
To get involved, contact Bethlehem member: Ellen Erdahl, Joyce Young
Website: www.hcchinese.org/
Kaleidoscope Place
To get involved, contact Bethlehem members: Carol Pfleiderer or Diane Daehlin
After school and summer programs for 5-17 year old low-income children. Arts and homework help, children’ s garden, technology, parenting. All of the programming at Kaleidoscope is free to participants.
Website: www.kaleidoscope-kids.org/programs
Kinship of Greater Minneapolis - Under My Wing Mentor Program
To get involved, contact Bethlehem member: Steph Smith
Christian-based mentoring program for children ages 5 to 15, matching individuals, couples, or families as mentors. Bethlehem Lutheran has been matched to Lyndal Elementary. Volunteers needed to meet with a child weekly for one year.
Website: www.kinship.org
Loaves and Fishes at River of Life Lutheran Church, 2200 Fremont Ave. N
To get involved, contact Bethlehem member: Marcia Bell
This city-wide program for providing free meals for women, children, and men who are hungry. We prepare and serve the meal on the third Friday of every other month at the River of Life Lutheran Church in north Minneapolis.
Website: www.loavesandfishesmn.org
LSS Metro Homeless Youth Services
To get involved, contact Bethlehem member: Karen Contag
Support holistic services to runaway, homeless, and street-dependent youth in the Twin Cities Metro Area.
Website: www.lssmn.org
Luther Memorial Congregation
To get involved contact Bethlehem members: Nan Grube, Tom Mulhere
Support the youth ministries at this growing congregation that reaches out into the Hmong community.
Luther Seminary
To get involved, contact Bethlehem members: Nan and David Grube, Jo Bauman
Prepares leaders for Christian communities, both professional ministers/pastors and lay individuals.
Host international students; provide financial counseling for seminary students, mentor students
Website: www.luthersem.edu
Messiah Food Pantry
To get involved, contact Bethlehem member: Diane Waarvik
Help serve a meal, bag groceries and give out holiday baskets the Saturday before Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter.
Website: messiahmpls.org
A Minnesota without Poverty
To get involved, contact Bethlehem members: Nancy Maeker, Rod Maeker
Work to build the public will to end poverty, effect public policy, engage public leadership, promote public accountability and broaden public access for the development and economic well being of all Minnesota communities.
Website: www.mnwithoutpoverty.org/
Our Saviour's Housing
To get involved, contact Bethlehem member: Mary Tinkham
Our Saviour’ s Housing provides shelter, comfort, hope and community for people who are homeless.
Website: www.osom-mn.org/programs
Plymouth Christian Youth Center (PCYC)
To get involved, contact Bethlehem member: Paul Jacobson
Serves North Minneapolis youth and families through education, youth and family development and community development programs.
Website: pcyc-mpls.org/
Project Homeless Connect
To get involved, contact Bethlehem members: Tom or Kristi Kuder or Paul and Ruth Hauge
The next Project Homeless Connect will be held on December 13, 2010, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Project Homeless Connect brings volunteers of all ages, backgrounds, and experience levels together to serve people in our community experiencing homelessness. All first-time volunteers are required to attend a training and orientation session. Returning volunteers are strongly encouraged to attend. Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age.
Website: www.homelessconnectminneapolis.org
Redeemer Lutheran Church
To get involved, contact Bethlehem member: Dan Waarvik
Offers after-school program in safe, Christian environment. Volunteers for creative arts, sewing, reading, tutoring students grades 1-8, computer assistance.
Website: www.redeemermpls.org
Refugee Services of Minnesota Council of Churches
To get involved, contact Bethlehem member: Christy Hallenbeck
Refugee Services is an ecumenical ministry welcoming persecuted people from around the world into new lives of freedom, hope and opportunity in Minnesota.
Website:www.mnchurches.org
TRUST Chore Program
To get involved, contact Bethlehem member: Bev Robinson
Provide household chore an dmaintenace services to disabled person of all ages and senior (over 60) living in South Minneapolis.
Website: trustinc.org
TRUST Meals-on-Wheels
To get involved, contact Bethlehem member: Cindy Tintner
Provide hot, nutritious meals to seniors age 60 and older who cannot prepare their own adequate meals.
Website: trustinc.org
Vail Place
To get involved, contact Bethlehem member: Greg Heaton Hill
Daycenter for people to find personal recovery from mental illness
Website: http://www.vailplace.org/
Zoom House
To get involved, contact Bethlehem members: Chad and Christine Carney
ZOOM Zoom House provide safe and affordable housing and support services to families who are homeless and struggling to become self-sufficient.
Website: www.thezoomhouse.org/
