Here We Care
"A Christian is a perfectly free lord of all, subject to none. A Christian is a perfectly dutiful servant of all, subject of all, subject to all." Martin Luther
Emmanuel partners closely with several local non-profits to provide funding, volunteer support, and in-kind donations to individuals and families whose living situation is “on the edge”. We focus on three areas for local support:
- Homelessness
- Struggling Singles and Families
- Housing
Opportunities for service and ways to help can be found in our Caring Corner in the Centrum, online through our weekly email, or by clicking the links below.
The Lamb Center
The Lamb Center is a daytime drop-in shelter for the poor and individuals experiencing homelessness in Fairfax County.
Emmanuel volunteers help with services such as laundry, meals, bible studies, and job counseling at no cost to the guests.
FACETS
FACETS supports parents, their children, and individuals who suffer the effects of poverty – so often unnoticed – in Fairfax County.
Emmanuel volunteers prepare and deliver approximately 130 meals twice a month to homeless singles and struggling families, manage food drives throughout the year and collect school supplies in the summer and Christmas gifts in late fall. We also support the Hypothermia Prevention Program one week each year and have a Client Assistance Fund that is used to meet specific client needs.
CommitTee for Helping Others
Committee for Helping Others (CHO) is an all-volunteer organization that serves the Vienna, Oakton, Dunn Loring, and Merrifield areas.
CHO helps those in need by providing emergency financial assistance and food aid, clothing, furniture, and Meals on Wheels. Emmanuel volunteers help with furniture pickups and deliveries throughout the year.
Shepherd's Center
Shepherd's Center of Northern Virginia has been dedicated to improving the quality of life as we age, through supportive programs and services, personal enrichment, and volunteer engagement that enable our senior neighbors to live full and productive lives while aging in place.
Family preservation and strengthening services (Family Pass)
Family Preservation and Strengthening Services (Family PASS) works to help families stay together, avoid eviction, and continue working to end the cycle of chronic financial stress and housing instability. They provide emergency rental assistance to stop evictions and work with the family as a partner in change. As they work together with their clients, they provide case management services that include transportation, childcare, and education/job skills opportunities. They work with families who cannot make ends meet consistently, even while working two or more low-wage jobs.
Global & National Ministry
Global & National Mission team focuses on providing hope and love to people in need as a way to participate in the world-wide Body of Christ.
Globally, we support:
- The school and medical center at the Village of Hope in Haiti
- Global disaster relief organizations such as Lutheran Disaster Response
- Fair Trade farmers
- all the ministries through in-kind donations
Nationally and locally, the ELC Renovation Team provides labor support to Habitat for Humanity, Fuller Center Disaster Rebuilders, FACETS, and Caroline Furnace Lutheran Camp with a focus on providing better living conditions for families and youth.
Locally, our congregation also supported a refugee family from Afghanistan through financial assistance, transportation, job certifications, and education support for a three year period, with the help of Lutheran Social Services, Family Pass, and generous donations of time and money from members of Emmanuel.
Ecumenical and Interfaith Relationships
Emmanuel partners with ecumenical and interfaith organizations and congregations by regularly hosting Vienna's annual Thanksgiving Interfaith gathering and pie social, sharing in interfaith learning opportunities and local classes, and actively participating in Tyson's Interfaith.
- All
- Feeding the Hungry
- Helping the Homeless
