DESCRIPTION
CONTACT NAME Julie Honsey
EMAIL worship @ gracedm. org
PHONE
OFFICE ADDRESS
TYPE OF WORK
COUNTIES
HOW TO HELP
Grace Lutheran Church( Des Moines)
DESCRIPTION
CONTACT NAME Julie Honsey
EMAIL worship @ gracedm. org
PHONE
515-276-6873
OFFICE ADDRESS
3010 52nd Street Des Moines, IA 50310
TYPE OF WORK
Faith Based, International, Community Based
COUNTIES
Polk
The mission of Grace Lutheran Church in Des Moines is to bring the good news of God’ s saving grace through Jesus Christ’ s death and resurrection to all to be free to be people of God
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)
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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)
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Participation in the annual Hunger Hike in Des Moines( www. dsmhungerhike. weebly. com)
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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