Social Ministry Goal - To enable members of our congregation to emulate the servant examples of Jesus Christ by performing acts of mercy, justice and love in our community and the world.

Our social ministry committee coordinates the following activities:

Thurman-Brisben Homeless Shelter - RLC donates food items, cooks and serves the meals.

Red Cross Blood Drive - Members donate much needed blood, and volunteer to help by donating healthy snacks and assisting as needed.

Hope House for battered women and children in Fredericksburg - We donate household items twice a year (February and October) to help residents during their stay, and in establishing their own home.

Fredericksburg School Dressing Days - Each August approximately 500 children of school age are outfitted with new and good used clothing in preparation for the opening of city and county schools. This is organized through Interfaith Community Council and involves several local and downtown churches.

Emergency Funds - A program designed in conjunction with L.A.R.C. (Lutherans, Anglicans, and Roman Catholics) to help people with urgent needs for paying critical bills, buying gasoline, and obtaining food.

Emergency Meals - Providing evening meals to the families who have been affected by personal crisis, like surgery, illness, death, etc. RLC members volunteer to make meals and deliver them to our members in need of support.

Holiday Hope Program – Provide seasonal gifts, such as Thanksgiving baskets with food for the holiday meal, Christmas Angel Tree to provide gifts to adopted families, and Easter baskets for underprivileged children. RLC members help in various ways by contributing needed items, and volunteering to help assemble and deliver these gifts.

For more information, contact Laura Berry.