We are a Matthew 25 Congregation!
Jesus calls us to serve and follow with and for “the least of these” — not as a group to be pitied, but as people who are deeply loved by Jesus.
TLPC is involved in many organizations that help us carry out Christ’s love for the world in diverse ways. We support both the Lutheran and Presbyterian Hunger and Disaster programs, along with Tahoe-Truckee hunger relief through Sierra Community House. In addition, we adopt several families for Christmas. Each year we recycle huge amounts of California Redemption Value cans and bottles and send the money, plus matching funds, to “Stand With Africa.” Through ELCA Advocacy and Bread for the World, we advocate for political changes that effect poor and hungry people. A small congregation making a big difference: we take seriously Christ’s words in Matthew calling us to reach out to, “the least of these.” Matthew 25: 37-41.
Below are links to some of the social action and justice ministries we are involved in.
Organizations and Ministries We Partner With to Make a Difference
Sierra Community House: Four long-standing North Tahoe/Truckee service organizations — Family Resource Center of Truckee, North Tahoe Family Resource Center, Tahoe SAFE Alliance, and Project MANA — have united to form the Sierra Community House. With locations in Kings Beach, Incline Village, and Truckee, we offer a range of services that help individuals and families in the North Tahoe/Truckee communities thrive.
Truckee Tahoe Homeless Action Collation: The Tahoe Truckee Homeless Action Coalition includes members from public agencies, nonprofits, and community organizations committed to improving outcomes for the unhoused in the region. Coalition members also directly or indirectly provide services to people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness.
Lutheran Office of Public Policy-CA : An Advocacy Ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in California. Edie sits on the Policy Council Of LOPP-CA
Global Refuge : For more than 85 years, Global Refuge (formerly Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service) has provided the resources, guidance, and community to help forge a way forward for New Americans. We’re committed to helping people reimagine the possibilities while providing a soft place to land. Since 1939, we’ve built a legacy of compassion by walking alongside more than 800,000 new neighbors as they rebuild their lives in the United States.
Presbyterian Hunger Program: The Presbyterian Hunger Program (PHP) works to feed hungry people and end hunger in our community, our nation, and our world through raising awareness, providing opportunities for response, and reaching out to those in need.
ELCA Hunger Program: We are called to respond, roll up our sleeves and get to work. We accompany neighbors near and far. God provides daily bread; together we help ensure it reaches every table, with compassion, courage, and faithful action.
Presbyterian Peace Fellowship: The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship is a non-profit organization dedicated to uniting Presbyterians committed to nonviolence.
International Health Partners: International Health Partners seeks to improve health care for the people of Tanzania by integrating medical knowledge, techniques, and best practices within the East African culture. We employ and train local health care professionals and rely on the generosity of others to build resource efficient facilities without sacrificing the care for our patients.
Hands of Hope: Our mission is to care for the orphaned and at-risk children in Zimbabwe, so that is how we will continue to move forward in the future. We are building and sustaining homes, transformation centers, and preschools for these kids, and we are inviting other organizations, churches, and individuals to participate – including you!
ELCA Advocacy: See how members of the ELCA live out their faith in the public sphere through justice, advocacy, inclusion and partnership, working toward peace, equity and dignity for all people.
Lutheran Disaster Response: Since 1973, we have remained grounded in our mission to share God’s hope, healing and renewal with people impacted by disasters. We recognize that every disaster is local and that community leaders and organizations are best equipped to address needs following a disaster.
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance: Presbyterian Disaster Assistance enables congregations and mission partners of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to witness to the healing love of Christ through caring for communities adversely affected by crises and catastrophic events.
Bread for the World: Bread for the World is a Christian advocacy organization urging U.S. decision makers to do all they can to pursue a world without hunger. Our mission is to educate and equip people to advocate for policies and programs that can help end hunger in the U.S. and around the world.
Child Advocates of Nevada County: Through Child Advocates of Nevada County’s Healthy Babies Program we adopt our yearly Christmas Families.
