Austin Area Interreligious Ministries—Ted Ziehe
Blood Drive—Donate blood at TLLC's quarterly blood drives.
CROP Walk—Make a difference in our community and the world.
Down Home Ranch—Donate greeting card fronts to and buy greeting cards from this country place for kids and adults with special needs. Bring donated greeting card fronts to the Giving Market in the narthex.
Faith in Action Caregivers - NW—Drive seniors to doctor appointments, grocery shopping, and personal errands.
Habitat for Humanity—working in conjunction with Thrivent/Habitat for Humanity.
Hill Country Community Ministries—Donate peanut butter and other nonperishable food items at the TLLC Giving Market in the Narthex.
Lutheran Social Services of the South—TLLC Coordinators are Laurel and Joel Reed.
MANNA—Funding for local needs via Caritas of Austin, Far Northwest Caregivers, and members in need of special assistance, at Pastors’ discretion.
Meals on Wheels—Join the TLLC team to deliver meals to homebound poor and elderly.
Refugee Sponsorship—We currently do not have a TLLC coordinator for this program. If you would like to volunteer or find out more, contact Mary Halaney.
Salvation Army—TLLC provides a team of 6-10 volunteers the 4th Sunday of every month to serve dinner to homeless and urban poor.

Global Outreach

CROP Walk—Join the CROP Walk or sponsor a Cropwalker!
ELCA World Hunger Appeal—Funding from Randalls Good Neighbor Program
Fair Trade Coffee—Support small growers in third world countries by buying Fair Trade coffee, tea and chocolate.
Global Health Ministries—Roll sheet bandages for Global Health Ministries to send to third world countries. For more information contact: Mary Halaney.
Quilts for Lutheran World Relief—TLLC’s quilting group meets on Monday morning to make quilts for Lutheran World Relief to deliver to people in need throughout the world. You can participate by making the quilts and/or donating supplies.

The ELCA understands advocacy to be part of its mission, stating it “is one way we seek to love our neighbor in response to God’s love given us in Jesus Christ. We are caring for, standing with, and serving people who are living in poverty and who are suffering when we work for public and corporate policies that advance justice, peace, human dignity, and care for the earth.”

Bread for the World—Write to legislators urging action on hunger-related issues, buy Christmas cards to support the work of Bread for the World.
Texas Impact—TLLC contact person—Ted Ziehe

Ministry

Mission Laredo—Support the work of Miission Laredo by becoming a Missionary for a Day, providing Christmas gifts for children and elders, and/or preparing school bags for the children.
Olivewood Project—Purchase hand-carved olive wood figures and support the Lutheran School at Beit Sahour, near Bethlehem.