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Mission Statement of Jehovah Lutheran Church

A community of joy – gathered around word and sacrament - celebrating, learning & sharing the love of God in Christ Jesus!

Neighborhood: Sharing the love of God in Christ Jesus!

Safe House Meals Program Extended Through February

Thanks to the generous giving of many groups and individuals at Jehovah Lutheran, we have enough money and volunteer meal preparers to extend our first-and-third Tuesday meals for eight at Safe House through February. A new sign-up sheet is on the Love in Action bulletin board in the church hallway.

A new wrinkle: If you wish to go to Safe House and cook the meal there with the case worker, you may do that! Lewis, the case worker whom we met Nov.15, answered questions patiently for the 13 Hamline students that accompanied Shirley Dorow and Katherine Mennicke that night. He said he would enjoy cooking with someone if they choose to do that. The facility has a good kitchen to work in. Note: this is not cooking with homeless youth themselves. That would require security checks on volunteers.

These Hamline University students gathered at Jehovah Lutheran Nov. 15 helped prepare a meal
for residents at Safe House, a St. Paul shelter for teens. Photo by Shirley Dorow.

Free Tax Assistance

Each year volunteers provide income tax assistance two days a week from Feb. 1 to April 15 in Jehovah's Fellowship Hall. This free service is provided for senior citizens, low income and handicapped taxpayers. The volunteers are trained by the IRS and the Minnesota Department of Revenue. Jehovah provides space for this popular program.

New LINC -Twin Cities Offices
at Jehovah Lutheran Church

Corner of Snelling and Thomas in the Midway of St. Paul

Your Lutheran Church on the Corner -- Jehovah Lutheran at 1566 Thomas Avenue, St. Paul, 55104 -- joyfully welcomes LINC- TC (Lutheran Inter-City Network Coalition - Twin Cities ) to its new offices at Jehovah.

Please open this link to discover the programs and outreach LINC-TC brings to the Midway -- and other -- neighborhoods!

The Alley Church and LINC-Twin Cities have partnered to launch a new mission out of Jehovah Lutheran Church. This mission, also called The Allley, meets Sunday evenings and is led by Pastor Ben Griffin.

Monthly Support to FOOD SHELVES at Keystone and Concordia

Donations of dollars and goods are taken alternately to food shelves at Keystone Community Center on University Avenue and Concordia University on Marshall Avenue. Please click on the links at the left to learn more about these food shelves. Both of them serve qualifying neighborhood people.

During March the congregation supports the MN Foodshare Drive aimed at establishing bench marks for further contributions from state agencies.

Driver’s Classes Offered

Plus 55 Driver Improvement Classes are offered throughout the year at Jehovah Lutheran Church.
Watch the calendar page of this website for upcoming training sessions.

English Classes for Chinese Immigrant Workers

Wednesday morning classes in English conversation continue at Jehovah’s ESL room. Please check the church Calendar link for more information. New students are welcome.

Cub Scout 243 and Boy Scout Troop 243

Jehovah is home to troop 243 of the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. Scouting council often meets at Jehovah as well. The scouts assisted in the MN March Foodshare drive and served during Boy Scout Sunday at the worship service.

Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota

Jehovah Lutheran Church works with Lutheran Social Services especially through Rezek House, a homeless youth center near the church, and through Christmas gifting. Information at www.lssms.org.

Rezek House: Members have furnished meals, sewn curtains and collected kitchenware to help homeless youth at the Rezek apartments..

Christmas Gifting: LSS families in need receive gifts from Jehovah members. In 2009 those families were homeless youth and their children who live in the neighborhood.

Jehovah Care Team Affiliated with Lyngblomsten

The Care Team of Jehovah Lutheran Church is affiliated with Lyngblomsten, and Jehovah Lutheran Church is a corporate congregation of Lyngblomsten.

Please see the Care & Healing page for more about this partnership and Care Team.

In May of 2010 Jehovah Lutheran Church was one of 11 “corporate congregations” honored for their partnerships with Lyngblomsten ranging from 50 to 5 years. Jehovah has worked with Lyngblomsten for 15 years.

Human Care Committee: Love in Action

Jehovah’s Human Care Committee facilitates events throughout the year which help people in need in the church, the neighborhood and the world.

Please see the Care & Healing page for the full program.

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