UPCOMING EVENTS
August Angels: Sorting Backpacks
Join us at the Koinonia Foundation on August 16 to help sort and fill the backpacks. To volunteer for sorting, please visit the Koinonia Foundation volunteer page here and type “August Angels” in the other comments section.
August Angels: School Supply Drive
Join us in this opportunity to serve kids in our community. We are collecting school supplies to donate to the Koinonia foundation, who will fill backpacks and give them to local children in need of school supplies for the upcoming school year.
August Angels: School Supply Drive
Come and serve our community
Join us in this opportunity to serve kids in our community. We are collecting school supplies to donate to the Koinonia foundation, who will fill backpacks and give them to local children in need of school supplies for the upcoming school year. There are two ways to participate:
1) Bring school supplies to the service on July 21, 28, and/or August 4 (see list of items below). These items will be donated to fill the backpacks.
2) Join us at the Koinonia Foundation at 1pm on August 9 to help sort and fill the backpacks. To volunteer for sorting, please visit the Koinonia Foundation volunteer page here and type “August Angels” in the other comments section.
List of items to donate
August Angels: School Supply Drive
Come and serve our community
Join us in this opportunity to serve kids in our community. We are collecting school supplies to donate to the Koinonia foundation, who will fill backpacks and give them to local children in need of school supplies for the upcoming school year. There are two ways to participate:
1) Bring school supplies to the service on July 21, 28, and/or August 4 (see list of items below). These items will be donated to fill the backpacks.
2) Join us at the Koinonia Foundation at 1pm on August 9 to help sort and fill the backpacks. To volunteer for sorting, please visit the Koinonia Foundation volunteer page here and type “August Angels” in the other comments section.
List of items to donate
Make Dinner for the Hypothermia Shelter
We have a wonderful opportunity to close out 2023 by serving our neighbors in the Springfield region! Join us in the afternoon on Dec 31 to serve our neighbors who are experiencing housing insecurity. We will cook together for (and eat with) about 40 of our neighbors.
Youth Gathering: Selling Christmas Trees
Come and sell Christmas Trees, do some crafts, and eat some pizza to raise money for the Ecumenical Community Helping Others (ECHO). See you there!
Men's Work Day
The men are invited (with their children) are invited to come and clean up the church property. We’ll have some donuts and coffee and join our friends at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church to rake leaves, trim plants, and serve together. Bring a rake, leaf blower and/or trimmer and we will see you there!
Operation Sugarplum Drop-off
Join us in supporting service members and their families this holiday season. Donate toys and books for ages 6 months-17 years to assist eligible families assigned to Fort Belvoir. Please drop off items during the worship service on any Sunday in November. Thank you for loving and serving our neighbors!
Operation Sugarplum Drop-off
Join us in supporting service members and their families this holiday season. Donate toys and books for ages 6 months-17 years to assist eligible families assigned to Fort Belvoir. Please drop off items during the worship service on any Sunday in November. Thank you for loving and serving our neighbors!
Operation Sugarplum Drop-off
Join us in supporting service members and their families this holiday season. Donate toys and books for ages 6 months-17 years to assist eligible families assigned to Fort Belvoir. Please drop off items during the worship service on any Sunday in November. Thank you for loving and serving our neighbors!
Operation Sugarplum Drop-off
Join us in supporting service members and their families this holiday season. Donate toys and books for ages 6 months-17 years to assist eligible families assigned to Fort Belvoir. Please drop off items during the worship service on any Sunday in November. Thank you for loving and serving our neighbors!
DMV Chocolate & Coffee
Join us on Oct 7th, 11 am - 1 pm as we sip coffees from around the world and taste handcrafted chocolates by local artisans at the DMV Chocolate and Coffee Festival at the Dulles Expo. Please bring canned goods to donate at this event's food drive. Children 12 and under are free. A portion of the proceeds support WGTS 91.9, a listener-supported, non-profit Christian radio station serving the DMV region and beyond. We have 20 tickets available at $11 per ticket. Register with the button below.
Christmas Trees and Gingerbread Houses
Come and serve our community by selling Christmas Trees to raise money for the Ecumenical Community Helping Others (ECHO). If the wether permits, we will also build gingerbread houses together from 4-5pm. See you there!
Operation Sugarplum Drop-off
Join us in supporting service members and their families this holiday season. Donate toys and books for ages 6 months-17 years to assist eligible families assigned to Fort Belvoir. Please drop off items during the worship service on Sundays 11/20, 11/27 and 12/4. Thank you for loving and serving our neighbors!
Operation Sugarplum Drop-off
Join us in supporting service members and their families this holiday season. Donate toys and books for ages 6 months-17 years to assist eligible families assigned to Fort Belvoir. Please drop off items during the worship service on Sundays 11/20, 11/27 and 12/4. Thank you for loving and serving our neighbors!
Operation Sugarplum Drop-off
Join us in supporting service members and their families this holiday season. Donate toys and books for ages 6 months-17 years to assist eligible families assigned to Fort Belvoir. Please drop off items during the worship service on Sundays 11/20, 11/27 and 12/4. Thank you for loving and serving our neighbors!
Operation Sugarplum Drop-off
Join us in supporting service members and their families this holiday season. Donate gift cards, toys, and food vouchers to assist eligible families assigned to Fort Belvoir. Please drop off items after the worship service on Sunday 11/28, Sunday 12/5, or Wednesday 12/8 from 9:30-noon. Thank you for loving and serving our neighbors.
Operation Sugarplum Drop-off
Join us in supporting service members and their families this holiday season. Donate gift cards, toys, and food vouchers to assist eligible families assigned to Fort Belvoir. Please drop off items after the worship service on Sunday 11/28, Sunday 12/5, or Wednesday 12/8 from 9:30-noon. Thank you for loving and serving our neighbors.
Operation Sugarplum Drop-off
Join us in supporting service members and their families this holiday season. Donate gift cards, toys, and food vouchers to assist eligible families assigned to Fort Belvoir. Please drop off items after the worship service on Sunday 11/28, Sunday 12/5, or Wednesday 12/8 from 9:30-noon. Thank you for loving and serving our neighbors.
The Gift of Giving (Final Day)
We have the opportunity to serve alongside Springfield United Methodist Church and care for Garfield Elementary School families who need assistance with Thanksgiving meals this year.
Pack the Snack Packs [POSTPONED]
Please note that event has been postponed until a later date. If you have any questions, please contact us.
Prayer Walk
Come, gather, walk, and pray through the neighborhoods around the Springfield Mall. A Prayer Walk is an excellent way to listen and discern the ways that God is at work in an area. To become the kind of church that our neighborhood needs, we need to listen well. In preparation for the prayer walk, consider reading this short pamphlet on How to be the Church Your Neighborhood Needs.
Prayer Walk
Come, gather, walk, and pray through the neighborhoods around Lee High Park in Springfield. A Prayer Walk is an excellent way to listen and discern the ways that God is at work in an area. To become the kind of church that our neighborhood needs, we need to listen well. In preparation for the prayer walk, consider reading this short pamphlet on How to be the Church Your Neighborhood Needs.
BACK TO SCHOOL DRIVE
Whether school happens in person or online, one thing is still true: many children are in need of school supplies! We have an opportunity to care for our neighbors this August by donating school supplies through the August Angels program at the Koinonia Foundation.