...I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visited me...

Charity Food Donations are received the first two sundays of each quarter at First Lutheran Church. The non-perishable food items and personal hygiene items are collected in the Welcome Center and given to local ministries such as NEST, Ghent Area Ministries, and the International Seaman’s House.

Collection Dates: January 2 and 9, April 13 and 10, and July 3 and 10.

Contact: Julie Shepler
Phone: 233-4199

Christian Service provides our community and global concerns with outreach activities. These include book bag assembly, health kit assembly, quilts for Lutheran World Relief, and ditty bags and their contents for the Seaman's House.

Contact: Alise Dilworth
Phone: 489-0490
Email: aldil@webtv.net

Staff Contact: Mana Masters
Phone: 625-1953

Norfolk Emergency Shelter Team (NEST) offers overnight shelter and breakfast for homeless guests, rotating among sponsoring churches for one week at a time each year.

Contact: Candace Mason
Phone: 555-1234
Email: email@email.com

Lunch Ministry provides a hot meal in our Upper Room each Wednesday year round.

Contact: Michelle Trower
Phone: 399-6074
Email: conusmp@aol.com

Habitat for Humanity participates in an ecumenical effort providing affordable housing.

Contact: Bob and Debbie Affeldt
Phone: 465-1672
Email: Raffeldt@aol.com

Blair Mentoring matches mentors with students at our neighborhood partner, Blair Middle School.

Contact: Candace Mason
Phone: 489-3434

Mobile Meals is a program which provides a hot lunch and a cold supper and daily fellowship to aging Norfolk senior citizens who live independently. Recipients pay $24 per month for this 5 day a week service.

Contact: Marie Hund
Phone: 587-9448