General Information

Food bags and vouchers are given to local families in need each week, as well as local charities. We accept food and personal care items on a continual basis throughout the year (please place these items in the Food Pantry, which is located in the Education Building, or ask for assistance at the church office.

Some volunteer opportunities that we have available are...

• We accept food and personal care items on a continual basis throughout the year. Please place items in the Food Pantry in the Education Building.
• We have various "Volunteer Days" throughout the year. Just check the calendar or the monthly newsletter for the current event.
• In addition, we could use extra hands in the continual sorting of items in the Food Pantry, and we need drivers to deliver donations to the agencies we support.

Visitors and new members are always welcome!

The Social Ministries Committee meets the first Tuesday of each month (August – May) from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Mountain View.

We Serve

People needing assistance between becoming disabled and when disability payments actually start

• Advocates for the Disabled

School children needing clothes

• Mervyn’s  Child Spree
• Phoenix Back-to-School Clothing Drive

Women and children in shelters escaping abusive situations

• My Sister’s Place

Expectant Mom's with no place else to go

• Maggie's Place

Women re-entering the workforce

• Gracie’s Cottage

The homeless

• Phoenix Gospel Mission
• Pappas School
• Homeward Bound

The aged

• Guadalupe Senior Center
• OPAS (Outreach Programs for Ahwatukee Seniors)

The poor

• Lutheran Social Ministries;
• East Valley Help Care
• Goodwill; Salvation Army
• New Day Center
• United Methodist Outreach Mission
• Mexico Mission Trip

The hungry

• WHEAT
• St. Mary’s Food Bank
• United Food Bank

The injured

• Red Cross
• United Blood Services

Contact Information

For more information, contact the Social Ministries office cfossum@mvlutheran.org or 480-893-2579 ext. 131.

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