Service Oriented | Bethlehem Lutheran Church

Serving our Community & Beyond

The church isn't a building. It's how the people who gather there reveal God's love in the world!

Shine Bright

In 2026, Bethlehem began a collaborative ministry with our friends at Clinton Tabernacle AME Zion Church. Between our churches is Grand View Middle School, and together we are meeting the needs of students and building relationships through offering an after school program. During Shine Bright, students get help with academic studies, time to build relationships with peers, and a meal is offered to participating students and their families!

If you'd like to participate in "Shine Bright," begin the process by completing the interest form below.

Shine Bright Volunteer Sign-Up

Life Together

Learning Skills for Daily Life Together

At Bethlehem, we discerned for two years how we could show up in real and meaningful ways for our community. As we listened and engaged, we learned that people are tired, overwhelmed, and stressed; feeling stretched thin by various different realities in life. We experimented with how we could show up and invest in our community through using our gifts to support our neighbors. Out of all of that listening, reflecting, and experimenting, "Life Together" was formed.

"Life Together" hosts monthly gatherings at various places throughout our community. Each gathering has a focus to equip participants with insight, tools, and space to simply "be" as they navigate life's realities. Are you curious about "Life Together"? For a schedule up upcoming gatherings click on the button below! (New schedule will be released in August of 2026; Events begin September 2026)

"Knots of Love" Quilting Group

Spreading love in the world...one knot at a time.

Our "Knots of Love" spreads LOTS of love in the hundreds of blanets that they gift away each year. in 2024, the majority of the quilts made went to hurricane relief in Western NC.

Quilts are made using the "tack & tie" method, meaning you do not have to know how to sew to participate! It's a fun process that with a team makes a great impact in a short amount of time!

Prayer Shawls

In addition to "tack & tie" blankets, some members of this team also make prayer shawls that are prayed over by the whole group and then delivered to seniors in the community, new parents, those recovering from medical procedures, and beyond.

Bethlehem Blessing Box

A Food Ministry for Immediate Need

Bethlehem's "Blessing Box" is a freestanding pantry next to our playground. Anyone is welcome to utilize the resources in the blessing box. Our goal is to provide food, hygiene products, and other helpful resources for those who might be living in active situations of food scarcity.

The "Blessing Box" is stocked daily (sometimes more than once a day) because of awesome support from individuals in our community. If you wish to contribute to the blessing box, all we ask is please refrain from placing near expired or expired items in the pantry. Everyone deserves to have access to food.

Living Waters for the World

Everyone deserves clean water! We have traveled to 5 different villages in Honduras, helping provide clean water through installing a water purification system. When systems are installed, village members are educated how to care for the equipment, the importance of clean water, and a "bible school" is offered for all of the children in the village. With our friends at Living Waters we are changing the world, one cup of clean water at a time!

It takes approximately $20,000 to go to a village and install a water system. Our goal is to install our 6th water purification system in Honduras in the summer of 2028! If you'd like to help achieve that goal, you can contriubte to the effort by clicking the button below.

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