Church
Mission Statement: As a part of God's
Family, First Lutheran Church is called to enthusiastically share God's
Word and gifts with everyone. Our commitment is to serve and love God
in worship, and to show love and forgiveness in addressing the needs of
people.
Through the work of
the Holy Spirit we are renewed and motivated to use our talents to grow
in Christ
On July 11, a group of 13 young people and adults traveled
to New Kensington PA to volunteer a week of service with the local habitat
affiliate in the Allegheny
Valley region. The HFHAV newsletter article can be
found here.
Although there were no houses to build, our group was able to
provide much needed help in several other areas.
There was a lot of painting inside the affiliate's ReStore building which
also was our home for the week. Other activities included painting donated
furniture in the ReStore and re-arranging the ReStore warehouse.
In 2008, this group worked on a
duplex property in Natrona, PA. One half was sold that year, the other
half remained empty until a qualified family was found. A Dedication Open House
was set for later in July and much cleaning working inside and out of the
property was needed. So we scrubbed, dusted, cleaned windows and pulled
weeds followed by a layer of new mulch.
Natrona Comes
Together was another beneficiary of this hard-working crew as we applied a coat
of brick color paint on boarded windows to match the existing brick. The
old hotel/bank building is being renovated and hopefully an investor will
purchase it as part of the community's effort to "take back the town."
