LOVE BEAR MINISTRY

The Love Bear group consists of both men and women who meet every Tuesday morning from 9:00am to Noon. They lovingly make bears that are given to the children who visit local hospitals' emergency rooms. Great Fellowship and a Great Mission!!!

Over 22,825 Love Bears have been given to children in trauma at Washington Regional Emergency Room and the Northwest Arkansas Medical Center Emergency Room since Aug. ‘94.

To visualize the magnitude of this gift of love, imagine all 20,000 bears lined up paw to paw reaching from the Good Shepherd Church to Springdale. Now imagine all of the materials that go into each little bear and the time spent. You can help by making a donation! Your donations will help buy supplies such as stuffing, cloth, ribbon, thread etc. that makes these gifts of love possible. Checks can be made out to the Love Bear Ministry. Your gift will be greatly appreciated by each little child that is having to experience the traumatic experience of being in the emergency room. It will be your special way of helping spread God's love to those in need of assurance.

Putting the "Love" in the Love Bears by members of GSLC

2007 Outreach

Our Lenten soup suppers collected $491 to World Hunger! The Lenten offerings totaled $1766.51 (WOW) which went to Oaks Indian Mission!

Our Easter offering of $413.57 went to Seven Hill homeless shelter and Peace At Home women's shelter Thank you GSLC!

Also, the Single Parent Scholarship Fund (which Good Shepherd has been a participant in since the beginning) has contributed over $300,000 (another BIG WOW) to 458 deserving young people over the years! This year alone Good Shepherd awarded scholarships to 16 single parents.

Finally, we have helped 5 families so far with additional aid through CEO since January. CEO helps with prescriptions, food, utility bills, rent, etc... for those who need a helping hand. We feel very fortunate to be able to assist our brothers and sisters in the community. Again.. THANK YOU Good Shepherd!!

SOME OF OUR OUTREACH PROGRAMS

C.E.O. (Cooperative Emergency Outreach) was formed by GSLC and several other area churches to minister to the needy in Washington County. Volunteers work daily at the CEO office on Rock Street. Members donate canned food or put money in the church's "breadbox" located in the narthex. To learn more Click Here.

Stephen Ministry helps people going through stressful situations in their lives. A new group of Stephen Ministers are trained each year in skills including confidentiality and good listening techniques for one-on-one ministry.

Angel Tree gives people opportunity to help provide Christmas presents to the needy.

Habitat for Humanity builds homes for the needy in Fayetteville. We support habitat with volunteers and offerings. To learn more Click Here.

Tape Ministry delivers audio tapes of our worship services to shut-ins.

Parish Nurse provides blood pressure checks, medication consultations, information groups, home and hospital visits. To learn more Click Here.

Oaks Indian Mission provides housing and supervision for troubled youth. Located in Oaks, Oklahoma, it has been an outreach of the Lutheran Church for decades. To learn more about the Mission Click Here.

World Hunger and Disaster Relief finds generous support through the gifts of individuals like yourself, with the highest percentage of gifts actually getting to those in need.