The Cemetery Association handles the care, maintenance and management of the cemetery presently owned by and adjacent to Jordan Evangelical Lutheran Church. It oversees the property, and has the authority to administer and account for all permanent funds of the Cemetery Association.
The Congregation Care Team extends God’s love beyond the ministry provided by the pastors and others members of the congregation. It offers a ministry of healing, sustenance, guidance, and reconciliation to people undergoing a time of crisis or transition. The help provided by the CCT is determined by your unique situation or concern. Members will meet to respond to your needs and provide support in many ways. They act as a resource to identify other services within the congregation.
The Sons of a Carpenter are joining in partnership with Lutheran Disaster Relief to build a home near Hazelton for a family who lost everything in the flood of 2006. The financial resources for this project will be provided by Lutheran Disaster Relief and the Sons of a Carpenter will be responsible for the labor.
The first and third Sunday of every month is designated as Pantry Sunday. Members can bring food on Pantry Sunday, which is stored in the pantry and distributed to needy families. Monetary donations are also accepted. Food is purchased from Second Harvest Food Bank with monies received from the congregation. The Food Pantry was established in 1980.
The Church Health Team is empowered to assess the strengths of the congregation as a spiritual community. It then works with the congregation to strengthen those areas in which the community could be stronger. Currently using the Natural Church Development model, this team develops various programs to address areas of congregational health that are identified as needing strengthening.
Periodically, Jordan Lutheran Church is called upon to assist an individual or group of migrant workers with clothing needs. The church office typically notifies members of needed items via the church bulletin.
The Piecemakers group meets every Tuesday morning for quilting and ministry. The quilts are donated in the name of the church and God’s glory to many and varied charitable organizations.
The prayer chain is a network of individuals within our church who receive prayer requests, and in turn forward them to the next person in the network. When in need, our prayer chain funnels your request through the group.
The Prayer Shawl Ministry was started in October of 2003. A group of ladies meet every Wednesday morning to knit or crochet a shawl and the completed shawls are covered in prayer. Prayer Shawls have been given to shut-ins, members and friends. Expectant mothers and newborns have received prayer shawls, as well as, brides and grooms for their wedding.
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The Women’s Connection consists of women who are members of Jordan and women who are in our community. The goal of Women’s Connection is to connect though educational, spiritual, service, and entertainment activities. Members of Women’s Connection support each other during times of need, encourage each other, share new ideas or skills, and spiritually uplift each other. Currently, there are three evening and daytime groups. Examples of activities enjoyed by the groups are learning new crafts, shopping trips to unique stores, sharing money-saving recipes, making health kits for Haiti, cookie swaps, providing Easter baskets for pantry families, covered-dish dinners, and much more. New members are always welcome.
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