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Monthly Opportunities to GO!
These opportunities are available on an ongoing basis. Each month we commit to serve again next month. Help us be the hands and feet of Jesus, by signing-up to GO! All Are Welcome!
These opportunities are available on an ongoing basis. Each month we commit to serve again next month. Help us be the hands and feet of Jesus, by signing-up to GO! All Are Welcome!
GO: St. Dysmas
Volunteers are suspended until further notice.
Volunteers are suspended until further notice.
We welcome disciples to worship with the inmates at the South Dakota State Penitentiary each month. You will experience a warm welcome and grace will be given and received.
You will need a current background check (good for a year). See instructions on the sign up page. Background check paperwork due to St. Dysmas in advance for participation in worship. Watch sign-up form for upcoming dates to join the inmates for worship, and make note of sign-up deadlines please.
For more information: St. Dysmas
You will need a current background check (good for a year). See instructions on the sign up page. Background check paperwork due to St. Dysmas in advance for participation in worship. Watch sign-up form for upcoming dates to join the inmates for worship, and make note of sign-up deadlines please.
For more information: St. Dysmas
GO: St. Francis
Volunteers are suspended until further notice.
Volunteers are suspended until further notice.
Serve the prepared evening meal and then stay and clean up. All together it takes about an hour and a half. We need 2-3 people for each opportunity. Click button(s) for date and time specific information.
For more information: Moving People from Homelessness to Hope - The St. Francis House
For more information: Moving People from Homelessness to Hope - The St. Francis House
mission partners
The Holy Spirit calls each of us to make disciples wherever we go. Mission is driven by the Spirit in our families, our neighborhoods, our community, our state, our nation, and our world. We encourage every member of Gloria Dei to get actively involved in the work the Holy Spirit is calling them to, wherever that may be. As a church, we offer ways to live out that call together. Click the links below to learn more about our many mission partners.
Outreach Ministries of the Month - OMM
FOR 2021
- JANUARY --- Nicaragua Hospitality Coordinator / Missionary
- FEBRUARY --- St. Dysmas
- LENT --- 1/2 to ELCA World Hunger Appeal & 1/2 to Feeding South Dakota
- MARCH --- Church on the Street
- APRIL --- St. Francis House
- MAY --- Bread Break
- JUNE --- LSS Mentoring
- JULY --- Habitat for Humanity
- AUGUST --- Luther Seminary / Ephphatha
- SEPTEMBER --- Charis Ministry Partners (Food to You; Necessities for Neighbors; Healthy Rides)
- OCTOBER --- The Banquet
- NOVEMBER --- Heartland House
- DECEMBER ADVENT OFFERINGS --- Cameroon Missionary
- DECEMBER --- Bishop Dudley Hospitality House / Soldier Creek
adult mission trips
Serve the Kingdom on a mission trip
Nicaragua
Gloria Dei has a strong relationship with the Lutheran Church of Faith and Hope in Nicaragua. For over 15 years, Gloria Dei has sent a medical mission delegation to work together with the church to provide acute medical care and health education to the population. Check out our past Travel Booklet and check back here for announcements regarding Gloria Dei's hopeful return to Nicaragua.
Click the link to view the Travel Booklet and learn about our mission trip.
Click the link to view the Travel Booklet and learn about our mission trip.
Haiti
Gloria Dei has a strong relationship with the Du Coin school in Haiti. We are beginning to plan for a trip to Haiti this November. The trip dates will fall in the November 9-18 range.
Anyone considering this trip should plan to attend an informational meeting Sunday April 18, 2021 at 10:00am. Please click button below to let us know you are interested.
>>> TRIP INFO MEETING -- Sunday April 18, 2021 at 10:00am
IN the MEANTIME ... if you've been praying about sponsoring a child in Haiti through our partnership, it just got a lot easier! Take a look at the faces of these children that are still looking to be sponsored at our partner school, Du Coin. Click HERE, choose your kiddo to sponsor and then receive their photo in the mail. Your $25 a month can change their world. Questions: email Pastor Chris
Anyone considering this trip should plan to attend an informational meeting Sunday April 18, 2021 at 10:00am. Please click button below to let us know you are interested.
>>> TRIP INFO MEETING -- Sunday April 18, 2021 at 10:00am
IN the MEANTIME ... if you've been praying about sponsoring a child in Haiti through our partnership, it just got a lot easier! Take a look at the faces of these children that are still looking to be sponsored at our partner school, Du Coin. Click HERE, choose your kiddo to sponsor and then receive their photo in the mail. Your $25 a month can change their world. Questions: email Pastor Chris