Service & Missions

Holy Cross Mission Support 2023

Each year, the members of Holy Cross vote to provide monetary support (above and beyond our monthly giving to the church) to four organizations.

January—March
Dakota Boys & Girls Ranch Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch is a Christ-centered residential treatment and educational center for children and their families. The Ranch gives children a safe place to live, learn, and heal. They provide exceptional and innovative trauma-informed care to kids and their families. dakotaranch.org

April—June
Lead A Child Supporting Christian education in third-world countries. Through collecting gifts and donations from supporters and using the funds to provide scholarships, school registration, and supplies for children so that they can attend Lutheran schools and after school programs. They also provide professional development for leaders and teachers at their sites, with an emphasis on effective ways to share the Gospel and teach Biblical truths to children. leadachild.org

July—September
Lutheran Bible Translators Lutheran Bible Translators makes God’s Word accessible to those who do not yet have it in the language they understand best.  lbt.org

October—December
Member Assistance Fund Our internal Holy Cross community fund to help members in need when times get hard. Rest assured we have worked diligently to improve our processes for screening, approving and tracking given funds so you should feel good knowing that everything you give is supporting someone truly in need.

In addition, our congregation carries out several projects each year to support our local community. Our recent projects this fall/winter include:

Serving at Feed My Starving Children: Holy Cross had a team of 8 people pack critical meals with Feed My Starving Children in Mesa. Our table packed 27 boxes which will provide nearly 6000 meals — enough to feed 16 children for an entire year! Overall, the session packed 221 boxes, enough to feed 130 children for one year! The energy level in the room was amazing and it was our best packing session yet!

Shoebox Ministry: Shoebox is a non-profit that collects hygiene products and then builds them into kits to distribute to the homeless and others in need. (shoeboxministry.org).