Our Mission
Our Mission
Friedens Lutheran church is committed to uplifting the community by working with charitable organizations volunteering our time and with charitable donations.
Friedens Church has always “reached out to serve others”, part of our Mission Statement. In 2023 we donated over $15,743 to families in need and other local, national and international charitable organizations.
In addition to this we sponsor 3 food drives, a backpack & school supply drive and an angel tree with 25 names through Friend Inc. We also collected 2 suitcases of supplies for Belize.
So far this year we have donated over $14,000 and sponsored 3 food drives and a backpack, school supplies drive.
Visit some of the charitable organizations we support by clicking on their logo.
Friend, Inc. Community Services
In 2021, our combined Food Pantries served 1,136 households, consisting of 2,112 individuals: 436 children, 1,599 adults, and 143 seniors. In addition, emergency food was distributed to 592 individuals. 901 individuals received information and referral services and 772 individuals were connected to and/or provided with additional supportive services. In that same year,
Friend, Inc. also brought on an Advocate from Safe Berks who joined counselors from Family Guidance Center and representatives from Maternal and Family Health Services who administer WIC making access to these critical services more accessible to the communities of northeastern Berks County.
