
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Current MINISTRIES
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Worship ministries: Weekly creative arts Sunday worship, as well as Holy Week services and collaborative worship services with Lutheran congregations throughout South Los Angeles.
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Small group ministries for faith formation and mutual support: Adult Bible Study, LuMin Campus Ministry, L.I.T. (Lutherans in Training) Youth and Confirmation ministry, summer camp ministries.
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Community-building and cultural-celebration ministries: Central American and Caribbean Heritage Festival in September, Black History Month Celebrations in February, PRIDE Sunday in June, and Back to School Sunday in August.
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Direct service partnerships with the SoLA Peace Center for grocery and food distributions as well as onsite summer day camp for children and youth, and a partnership with the Hope Street Family Center for year-round early childhood education for children and families in a new center onsite.
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Community organizing for justice and equity, through our Bethune Organizing Team, in national partnership with the church-based Organizing for Mission Network (OFM), and in local partnership with the United Neighbors in Defense Against Displacement (UNIDAD).
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To learn more about any of these ministries, visit us on a Sunday morning!
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We do our ministry as a part of larger networks. We are...
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A New City Parish Congregation (https://newcityparish.com/)
Welcoming God’s children of all races, ethnicities, and cultures.
A Reconciling in Christ Congregation (https://www.reconcilingworks.org/)
Welcoming God’s children of all gender identities and sexual orientations.
An Organizing for Mission Network Congregation (https://www.organizingformission.org/)
Following the example of Jesus, we practice community organizing as a spiritual practice to pursue transformative change in our neighborhood and beyond.
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