Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received.
1 Peter 4:10
God calls us to get our hands dirty in our own community. Our faith family is engaged in the Salisbury community seeking to make a difference in education, hunger and homelessness.
LOCAL MINISTRIES
Community Ministry Center
Our Community Ministry Center, located on the corner of Church and Council streets, provides rent and utility-free, collaborative office space for local non-profits who share St. John’s vision. Currently, the CMC houses Young Life, Scouts, Narcotics Anonymous, Bread Riot, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
LOCAL MINISTRIES
Rowan Helping Ministries
St John’s is an active faith partner with Rowan Helping Ministries. RHM is providing much needed services to our homeless neighbors. Learn more at rowanhelpingministries.org. Ways we are engaged include:
LOCAL MINISTRIES
Food For Thought
You can learn more at rowanhelpingministries.org
LOCAL MINISTRIES
3rd Grade Reading Initiative
Join ROAR- Reading Outreach Around Rowan!
We know that 3rd grade literacy rates help determine the anticipated need for prison spaces in an area. At St. John’s, we are committed to making an impact on 3rd graders who struggle to read. Each week tutors meet with students at Isenburg Elementary School for two-hours to practice reading, writing, and comprehension skills. We invite you to volunteer one to two hours a week and make an impact on the lives of these students.
LOCAL MINISTRIES
Vision for Racial Healing
Read further about St. John's ongoing commitment to racial equity.
LOCAL MINISTRIES
Meals on Wheels
St John's volunteers deliver hot meals to the homebound the 1st & 2nd Wednesdays of each month. If you are interested in getting involved, please contact Elaine Gerst or Amy Ritchie.
Visit the Meals on Wheels website.
Affiliated Ministries
Lutheridge
NovusWay Ministries offers Christian summer camps, retreats, and rentals for conferences and events in North Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
Lutheridge, the Lutheran church’s largest camp and conference center, located just outside of Asheville.
Lutherock is located in Newland, NC.
Affiliated Ministries
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Lenoir-Rhyne University, the college of the NC Synod, and one of 38 Lutheran colleges in the country. LR is located in Hickory. LR.edu.
Affiliated Ministries
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, located in Columbia SC, is one of 7 seminaries in the ELCA.
Affiliated Ministries
Lutheran Services Carolinas
LSC serves as the church’s hands and feet to some of most vulnerable among us
n Services Carolinas is a faith-based health and human services organization serving seniors in North Carolina and children and families in North and South Carolina.
With the help of our supporters, LSC serves North Carolina seniors at the following locations (and is the largest non-profit senior care provider in North Carolina):
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- Trinity Oaks, Salisbury (skilled nursing care, assisted and independent living)
- Trinity at Home, Salisbury (home care)
- Trinity Living Center, Salisbury (adult day services)
LSC also serves in North and South Carolina by:
- shielding children from abuse and neglect through foster care
- placing children in loving adoptive homes
- providing welcome to refugees seeking sanctuary
- protecting communities through disaster preparedness
- enabling many men and women with varying life challenges or disabilities, including those with traumatic brain injury, to live as independently as possible with residential or supportive services
- providing housing and support for women in recovery from substance abuse
- collaborating to provide affordable housing to low-income seniors (Lutherhaus in Hickory, NC, Dallas High School Apartments in Dallas, NC)
- collaborating with four North Carolina PACE programs (in Hickory, Gastonia, Charlotte, and Greensboro) to provide comprehensive long-term services and support to Medicaid and Medicare enrollees
Affiliated Ministries
Trinity Oaks
Trinity Oaks is a continuing care facility in Salisbury.
Affiliated Ministries
Benevolent Foundation
The St. John’s Benevolent Foundation provides resources for ministry throughout our community and around the world in the form of grants and scholarships.
Affiliated Ministries
Agapé Kure Beach
Agapé † Kure Beach Ministries offers camp ministries in Fuquay Varina, NC and Kure Beach, NC.