| Christ the King Lutheran Church works with all of these
agencies to help meet human needs.
VINE Faith in Action
coordinates volunteer services, from a chore service to friendly visits,
to help older adults and people with disabilities, long-term health needs
or difficult life circumstances to remain living independently. VINE also
administers the Summit Center program for seniors.
The Welcome Inn provides for people
without
shelter.
Theresa House is an interdenominational Christian
ministry, providing emergency shelter and short term transitional housing
to families and single women, assistance in meeting basic needs and
accessing social services, with special attentiveness to refugees and
immigrants. The fall Nutshell musical is held at CTK to
raise funds for Theresa House and the Welcome Inn.
CADA, the Committee Against Domestic Abuse, also
provides services to victims of domestic abuse.
Open Door Health
Center provides medical and dental care for the uninsured and
underinsured.
Weavers, provided by Immanuel-St.Joseph Hospital, is
a support group for surviving spouses (over 60 years of age) of cancer patients. Contact ISJ
Hospital for
further information.
Lutheran World Relief
is an umbrella organization of
Lutheran churches (ELCA, LCMS, WELS, and others) providing aid to needy
people throughout the world. LWR is also involved in the Fair Trade
Project, which provides income to subsistence farmers in many countries by
buying and reselling coffee, chocolate, and other commodities at fair
prices. CTK uses Fair Trade coffee for Sunday fellowship, and fair traded
coffee (whole beans or ground, regular or decaffeinated, and several
flavors), chocolate bars and cocoa mix are also available in the office
for purchase.
ELCA Disaster Response is the organization within the
ELCA that coordinates efforts to help victims of any kind of
disaster.
The other agencies have links--please visit
their websites for more information.
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