Grace is God’s resilience in action. It is the persistent, unwavering love that meets our failures and offers a fresh chance to grow into our true calling. We are the good soil. Our inherent worth comes directly from a Creator who looks at us with focused, holy attention. We are seen, we are profoundly valued, and we are granted a deep, enduring connection to God. Watch this clip from Sunday’s sermon here.
A big shout out to Margaret and Lance for both preparing and serving lunch to about 65 guests at the MUST Hope House kitchen. For those who might be new to this ministry, the Hope House is a vital shelter and community resource operated by MUST Ministries right here in Marietta. They do critical work across Cobb County to provide emergency housing, daily hot meals, and essential support to neighbors experiencing homelessness and poverty.
Volunteering in their kitchen is a direct, impactful way to help nourish our local community. A huge thank you also goes out to Stephen and Mark O for stepping up to serve the afternoon meal alongside Margaret and Lance. What a terrific crew!
A huge thank you to everyone who participated in our recycling event! Because of your incredible effort, we were able to donate $1,510.50 to Brumby Elementary School.
We recently received this wonderful letter of appreciation from Principal Sandra M. Alford , sharing that our contribution will go directly toward supporting programs and initiatives for their students, families, and staff. Thank you for continuing to bless our local community.
The Promise Garden is a ministry of hands-on hope, and our volunteers have been incredibly busy! Last year, we donated an amazing 1,687 lbs. of fresh produce (a $6,500 value!) to the Community Assistance Center (CAC) food pantry.
We are also excited to announce we received a $1,500 grant from the Food Well Alliance! This funding is already bringing fantastic improvements to the garden:
What’s Growing? We recently harvested our winter cabbage, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts! Currently, we have onions, collards, carrots, spinach, and garlic growing, and we’ve just planted our early spring veggies like lettuce, peas, radishes, bok choy, and herbs.
A huge thank you to all our volunteers who make this ministry possible! (Learn more about the CAC’s impact in our community at ourcac.org).
by Mark Brosch
Twelve folks from four Lutheran congregations in the North Atlanta area spent five days volunteering in the Asheville area to help Hurricane Helene victims in their recovery from the storm. A lot of work was done, so much more is left to do.
As the group arrived on Tuesday there was the opportunity to help Lutheridge in the continued recovery effort. So many fallen trees still need to be cleaned up. The volunteers that were able to help loaded, unloaded and spread eight truckloads of wood chips.
The three women on the trip were asked to help out at Interfaith Assistance Ministry a social services organization that provides crisis assistance including food, clothing, personal hygiene supplies, financial assistance and even pet food. These three were such excellent volunteers they were asked to manage the food intake process on Friday allowing deliveries to continue while the staff was attending a meeting.
The nine men were assigned to help with the final preparations of a mobile home so the new owners could move into their new home. Rudy and his family’s mobile home was destroyed from flooding caused by the hurricane. Since then, they have had to live in temporary housing – almost 17 months. In June of 2025 a mobile home that had been hit by a tree, but not flooded, was donated to an assistance organization.
It has taken the past nine months to manage through all the red tape and funding issues to get the trailer repaired and moved to a permanent location. Our team was tasked with building a new deck, building boxes around the porch and deck to contain mulch which provides a freeze barrier, spread 90 bags of mulch, install a vapor barrier under the entire length and width of the trailer, install skirting around the entire trailer, repair interior ceiling damage, install trim in two rooms, and paint four of the interior rooms. Whew! Sounds like a lot of work – and it was. But it all got done!
Accomplishing the tasks assigned is such a small part of a “Servant” trip. There are so many other rewards. Meeting people in need and listening to their stories; the social time and meals shared with the other volunteers; seeing the dedication of the people who are managing and coordinating the recovery efforts and will be for years to come to name a few. But the most rewarding was when Rudy arrived on the scene and saw that his future home was near ready for his family to move in. The appreciation on his face, his thankful words, his jumping in to help with the work lifted everybody’s spirits and provided the motivation to get things done.
There is so much work yet to be done. Is there another Servant Trip in LCR’s future? Hopefully so, and hopefully many more will allow their hands to be God’s hands for in people in need.
A huge thank you to our wonderful Shepherd Staff! This dedicated group recently gathered to assemble bright, beautiful goodie bags for the senior citizens in our church family. Packed with fun treats and topped with colorful bows, these care packages are a wonderful reminder to our seniors that they are cherished and thought of.
Shepherd Staff does so much behind the scenes to ensure everyone in our congregation feels God’s love and compassion. Thank you to these folks for being such a blessing to our community!
When the people of LCR come together for a cause, incredible things happen. We are thrilled to announce that LCR has officially been named the top fundraising Lutheran church in Georgia for the 2025 Hunger Walk! We set a goal of raising $7,500 with 35 walkers, but our amazing community blew those numbers away, ultimately raising $11,400 with 43 walkers.
To celebrate this amazing achievement, John Moeller, the CEO of Inspiritus, will be joining us in worship on March 8th. John will be presenting LCR with the Inspiritus Hunger Walk trophy at the end of the first service and the beginning of the second service. This presentation will beautifully coincide with the kickoff of our Christian Response campaign, where we will be celebrating all of our various outreach ministries.
But we aren’t stopping there. It’s time to lace up our sneakers and defend our title for 2026!
The 2026 Atlanta Community Food Bank Hunger Walk is happening on Sunday, March 15th. To make it easy for our whole church family to participate, LCR will be hosting a local walk right here in our neighborhood at McFarlane Nature Park (just half a mile from the church).
Whether you want to walk with us in the park or support the team from afar, we need your help to fight food insecurity in our community.
Want to join the LCR team or make a donation? Visit LCR’s team page by scanning the QR code above. Let’s make this year our most impactful one yet!
We are planning a Disaster Relief trip to continue helping those who were impacted by Hurricane Helene. Volunteer help continues to be needed as it is estimated the recovery efforts will continue for at least 10 years. This trip will be from Tuesday, March 24th through Saturday, March 28th. We will be traveling to the Asheville, NC area using Lutheridge as our base camp. Efforts will be coordinated through Lutheran Disaster Relief – Carolinas (LDRC). Volunteers from LCR will be joined by volunteers from other Lutheran churches in the Atlanta area.
Everyone/Anyone who has a desire to help those who are still struggling with the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene are encouraged to join – either for the entire trip or for a part of the trip. Most of the work to be done will be things like painting, insulating, drywall work, exterior repairs, etc. But there is also the need for cooking meals for the volunteers, supply runs, offering support to the families to name a few. There are no skills required to participate other than a desire to help others in need.
For more information please contact Mark Brosch (404-915-4407).
