Outreach
Outreach supports efforts to “share God’s love” by spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ through invitation and serving the needs of people beyond our congregation. Below are the local Outreach Opportunities to serve along with contact information to participate...
MGLC Member helps out in Fargo
MGLC member Marc Hanson traveled up to Fargo to help with the sandbagging efforts and took a couple of pictures in the Fargo Dome.
Outreach Opportunities
Feed My Starving Children
Package nutritious meals that will be sent to those in need around the world. more...
Food Collection Sunday
During the offering, children bring their donations forward to the altar. A special way to encourage children to be an
active part of the worship service and encourage helping others. Food is donated to CROSS, serving Maple Grove and the
surrounding communities and
Jordan New Life, serving a section of Minneapolis.
First Sunday Worship Services of every month.
Outreach Opportunities throughout the Year
Blood Drive
Much of today’s medical care depends on a steady supply of blood from healthy donors. While 60% of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood, only 5% donate regularly.
Roll up your sleeve and give the gift of life; be a blood donor. The foremost reason donors give is because they “want to help others.” To donate blood, you must be age 17 or older, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. Volunteers needed to coordinate the bi-annual blood drives.
Ambassadors for Christ
Welcome first-time visitors by delivering a fresh loaf of bread and a small information package about MGLC to the visitor’s home. more...
Boy Scouts
MGLC provides facilities for scout activities and supports Troop 84 as their Charter Organization.
Contact Tom Jones through the church office..
Carry the Cross
Each year the members of several area churches gather at the Maple Grove Arboretum for a Good Friday prayer service. MGLC members carry a cross from our church to the prayer service as a public witness to our faith in the crucified and risen Lord, Jesus Christ.
Contact Pastor Chiles
Christmas Gifting
Families Advocating for Children In Crisis (FACIC) is for local children in need. Remember a child this Christmas who is displaced because of physical, emotional, sexual abuse or neglect in the home. Names of children participating in the FACIC program are available at the church office. Shop, wrap and deliver gifts to the church for your sponsored child.
CROSS Food Shelf
Cross is a local food shelf to over 7,000 families in 2005 for the NW metro area in Rogers. more...
Jordan New Life Community Church
Located in the Jordan neighborhood of North Minneapolis, Jordan New Life Community Church reaches out to neighborhood residents. MGLC has partnered with Jordan New Life for six years, working with Pastor La and the JNL staff in a variety of ways. more...
Jordan New Life Community Church Children's Christmas Store
Helps children of the neighborhood shop, buy and wrap gifts for moms, dads, and siblings.
Loaves and Fishes
Our 15th year serving Loaves and Fishes! Four times a year MGLC members serve a hot meal and smile for residents of the River of Life Lutheran Church neighborhood in North Minneapolis. more...
Kinship of Greater Minneapolis
Spending time with a child who needs a positive and supportive presence. Kinship is a well-run program that matches individuals and families with children ages 5-15 in need of trustful, adult friendship and encouragment to realize their God-given potential. Training and on-going support provided. For more information, visit kinship.