$501 AND OVER

The future of this church relies on the next generation of leaders. Help future pastors and deacons throughout the ELCA say “yes” to God’s call to ministry by supporting and encouraging outstanding candidates for seminary.

After the immediate danger of a disaster has passed, emotional and spiritual care can help heal the trauma inflicted by a crisis. After a disaster, peer-to-peer, group or individual counseling can provide survivors with hope and healing.

Help a family break the cycle of hunger and poverty — for good. With eggs, milk and meat to eat and sell, and tools and training to increase the harvest, this gift can create a world of opportunity for a family living in poverty.

Your gift of a computer for a community center can help students who don’t have access to technology at home do their schoolwork and learn tech skills that will prepare them for the future.

A simple water well or other water point can help as many as 500 families gain access to clean, safe water.

The future of this church relies on the next generation of leaders. Help future pastors and deacons throughout the ELCA say “yes” to God’s call to ministry by supporting and encouraging outstanding candidates for seminary.

Can't decide? A gift to God's Global Barnyard will be used where it is needed most to support our livestock, agriculture and other sustainable development projects, which help farmers and families with the resources they need to thrive.

Your unrestricted support will allow the ELCA to respond where and when needed most. With one gift, you have an opportunity to make a widespread impact, reaching far and wide to share God’s love.

Equip a whole community with the resources needed to build a stronger future. This gift bundle includes a goat, rooster, cow, three chicks, seeds and gardening tools, honeybees, three fruit-tree seedlings, farmers' field school and community garden — gifts that will enable neighbors to nourish themselves and their families and generate income. The seeds of hope you help your neighbors plant today will continue to grow for generations to come.

Migrants embark on their journeys to a better life filled with hope, but the road is dangerous and often unsuccessful. When they are returned, migrants and refugees typically lack contacts and access to resources to rebuild their lives. Many feel they must leave again, on another dangerous journey. This gift can support returned migrants and empower them to become productive members of their new communities with legal aid, vocational training and more.

In many areas around the world, a single hurricane, flood, drought or other disaster can destroy the livelihoods of entire communities. A climate resilience kit can prepare our most vulnerable neighbors — especially farmers — to adapt to changing weather. With a fruit-tree farm, seeds and tools, farmers' field school, community garden, honeybees, three environmentally friendly cookstoves and an irrigation project, this gift includes the tools they need to grow heartier crops and to use resources more efficiently.

Give a child a healthy start from day one. This gift connects a mother with health care workers who provide early screenings, education in disease prevention, and pre- and postnatal care, ensuring the safe delivery of a healthy baby.