Missions of the Month for 2024
Each month of the year, Minnewashta Church supports a different “Mission of the Month”. The First Sunday of each month, the 2nd Offering will go to the Minnewashta Benevolence Fund. For the other various missions we support, we have included a link to their website or Facebook page to find out more about them. They are as follows:
- January – Renew Hope/Amborella House
- February – Open Arms Home (South African Orphanage)
- March – Bountiful Basket Food Shelf
- April – Meals on Wheels
- May – Jeremy Goodell Scholarship Fund
- June – Faith Search International
- July – Tree House Youth Outreach of Minnetonka
- August – MN Adult & Teen Challenge
- September – Alliance Defending Freedom
- October – Haiti Kids School
- November – Voice of the Martyrs Ministry
- December – Salvation Army
The Special Christmas Eve offering for 2023 went to Union Gospel Mission. An additional offering is taken during Lent with proceeds going to a special mission as determined by the Leadership Team.
If you have a special interest in a faith-based charitable organization you would like considered as a “Mission of the Month”, please contact the church office. –
April Mission of the Month – Meels on Wheels South Shore/Excelsior
Operating out of Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, the South Shore chapter of Meals-on-Wheels, was reestablished in 2010 to provide fresh, nutritious noontime meals, delivered directly to the homes of seniors and individuals with disabilities in the Excelsior and Western Minnetonka area. In addition to regularly providing healthy foods, caring volunteers provide the social connection that helps meal recipients remain living independently in their own homes.
Also, at Minnewashta Church we maintain a “benevolence fund” that is, a monetary reserve kept to help those in need. Often, a benevolence fund is used to aid families with unexpected or high medical expenses, victims of natural disasters. The unemployed, the under employed and other in similar circumstances.
First Sunday of each month goes to the church Benevolence Fund – please give generously to support these missions, thoughtfully chosen by the Minnewashta Diaconate Board. The Missions of the Month are in addition to General Fund donations. NOTE: When making a contribution to a Mission of the Month, please make checks payable to Minnewashta Church. We will send one check to the charity at the end of each month. Thank you.