Lutheran Social Service, Volunteer Services (LSS)
2485 Como Ave, St Paul, Mn 55108
| Community | Volunteer in St. Cloud, MNOther Local Organizations |
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| Mission | Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota expresses the love of Christ for all people through service that inspires hope, changes lives and builds community. |
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| Opportunities | Contact the organization to explore possible ways to work together. |
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| About | Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota traces its history to 1865 when Vasa Lutheran Church near Red Wing, a tiny congregation of barely subsistence farmers, opened its church to care for four children in need. These new immigrants from Sweden were the four surviving children of Mikola Erikson and his wife. Suddenly, they found themselves without home or family. Pastor Eric Norelius brought the children to Vasa and arranged care for them in a refurbished church basement. This later became Vasa Children’s Home, Minnesota’s first and oldest orphanage. Pastor Norelius saw children in need and came up with a community response that inspired hope and changed their lives – and the life of the community. |
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