Our congregation supports this organization that serves over 130 non-profit service organizations in 35 counties in Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama. Each month volunteers from Word of God participate in “Load Out” day by registering, picking products, loading vehicles, and praying with the agencies. We have also bagged and packed cases of emergency supplies used by the Salvation Army.  According to their website, "Every month, we have dedicated 12 days for distribution or “load-out.” During load-out days, agency partners come to pick up food and additional products that may be available. Partners then return to their communities to distribute the food and products to those in need. 30 of Midwest Food Bank Georgia's partner agencies are served from a remote monthly distribution in Morristown, TN."  

In addition to volunteering, Word of God also provides quarterly monetary funding to help with transporation costs at Midwest Food Bank.

For more information:  https://www.midwestfoodbank.org/

To Donate:  https://www.midwestfoodbank.org/donate/donation-opportunities

Faith Comes by Hearing is a ministry that we support financially as a congregation.  Among other things, they provide Bible Sticks to American soldiers in the field.  The Military BibleStick is a digital audio player that is pre-loaded with a dramatized recording of the entire New Testament and over 65 minutes of select Psalms.  

Chaplains from every branch of the military are flooding Faith Comes By Hearing with requests. More than 427,000 of these Audio Bibles are now in the field. Over 1,440 chaplains use Military BibleSticks in pre-deployment briefings, counseling sessions, Bible studies, weekly chapels and other spiritual services.  About 3.5 inches long and less than an inch thick, these pocket-sized Audio Bibles are field-friendly with a low-key design which reduces visibility for use in low-light situations.

While we do not have a physical presence in this ministry, we are proud to support our troops in this manner while spreading the Word of God throughout the world!

For more information:  https://www.faithcomesbyhearing.com/

To Donate:  https://www.faithcomesbyhearing.com/get-involved

Faith Comes By Hearing - A Church Partner Thank You

Word of God provides monetary funding to Disabled Children's Fund.  Disabled Children's fund help children in India as well as children of our wonderful veterans.  This organization advocates for the rights of disabled children and humanitarian foreign aid. 

In India they have continued to help disabled children and their families.  In doing so, they have brought several souls to Christ.  They have completed baseline assessments and treatment plans for 26 children.  They have provided respite periods for family member/caregivers (unheard of in the non-Western world).  One of their team members visited India in January 2020, and identified needs for additional help for the children, e.g., wheelchair ramps children’s homes, and referrals to specialists such as speech pathologists.  

Disabled Children of our Veterans receive help through their partnership with the Defense Department’s Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP).  https://www.militaryonesource.mil/family-relationships/special-needs/special-needs-resources/

For more information:  http://disabled-child.org/

To Donate:  https://disabled-child.org/operations-group/

Word of God works with Lutheran Miliary Veterans and Family Ministries by providing monetary funding so they can "Help veterans let go of their past, engage in the present, and have hope for the future."  They have two main missions:  Direct Care and Training/Assistance for civiilian caregivers.

Per their website:

Direct Care

1. Provide free counseling, general assessments, assistance with obtaining care and resources necessary to the veteran, their family members, as well as military contractors. LMVFM does not provide clients with financial resources, but we do assist our veterans with obtaining the resources they need.

2. Unlike the VA who actively exclude many veterans who do not meet specific economically driven criteria, LMVFM serves any veteran who comes to us in need. If a person has served one or more days in uniform or as a member of the military contracting community, they as well as their family members are eligible for our care.

Training and Assistance for civilian caregivers

1. We provide training programs for civilian care providers, therapists, counselors, clergy, and just about anyone that wants to be better equipped to work with veterans and their families.

2. We provide members, congregations, groups and other supporters with the most current information on a wide range of issues that affect our military community members. Much of the information reported on by the press is grossly inaccurate and unfortunately driven by the political agenda which has found its way into the media “spin-cycle” of the DoD public affairs office.

3. We assist congregations in the development of their mission outreach programs to veterans and their families.

4. We provide resources to congregations and groups regarding various military issues.

For more infomration:  https://lmvfm.org/

To Donate:  https://lmvfm.org/funding/

Word of God Lutheran church is proud to provide finacial support to one or two seminary students each year.  The NALS website details their mission and vision for their calling:

"In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, we are forming pastors and church leaders for the North American Lutheran Church who will faithfully preach, teach, and live God’s eternal truth, through Word and Sacrament, proclaiming Christ’s cross and resurrection, making disciples who will renew and grow the church in Christ’s name.
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As we live out our Mission and Vision, shaping competent and capable leaders for the NALC, we are called to:

• Take delight in our studies of Holy Scripture, Lutheran Confessions, and all the academic disciplines provided within the seminary’s curriculum.
• Live out the trust we have in God through a life of daily prayer, regular reception of the Holy Sacrament, and attentive listening to the preaching of his Word.
• Listen to the cries of God’s people so that we may witness with compassion, openness, and strength.
• Give thanks to God for his unending love for us, seeking his will in all things.
• Sing the faith that is in us.
• Prepare ourselves in the classroom, in the church, and in the world, to be pastors, teachers, evangelists, and catechists—servants who minister in Christ’s name, vessels of his mercy.

As students, faculty, and staff we seek to live out the reign of God together, proclaiming his lordship and his desire for all people to know his eternal love for them."  (https://www.thenals.org/index.php/mission-and-vision/)

For more infomration:  https://www.thenals.org/

The North American Lutheran Church’s Disaster Response Fund provides resources for domestic disasters to respond rapidly when domestic natural disasters occur, alleviate human suffering, provide transitional assistance, and enable those affected to begin the rebuilding process. Disasters in 2020 included tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, floods, and COVID 19 relief. The NALC’s Disaster Response Coordinator works cooperatively with and through local NALC congregations and members, as well as other compatible disaster relief organizations such as LCMS Disaster Response. They accept financial donations, disaster kits (baby care kits, flood buckets, health kits, school kits), blankets, quilts, Bibles and gifts cards (Home Depot, Lowe’s, Walmart).

Word of God supported this organization with a financial contribution to get funds as quickly as possible to multiple disasters created by hurricanes, wildfires and tornadoes in the fall of 2020. 

For more Information:  https://thenalc.org/nalc-disaster-response/

To Donate:  https://thenalc.org/giving/