Mission Outreach Partners connects Nativity's people of faith with specific global, regional and local needs and prepares them to carry out Nativity's mission and vision. Over 300 Nativity people have had a "Hands-On" experience with one of the mission partners. For more information on any of the following programs, please contact the church office at churchoffice@nativitychurch.org or call (612) 781-2766.

GLOBAL

Bread for the World - Advocacy organization for world hunger.
Nativity's writing of letters in March and year round world hunger education. Contacts: Sue Sorenson, 651-633-6599, Mary Miller, 612-208-7800..

Friends of LAMB (Lutheran Aid to Medicine in Bangladesh) - Mission activity that supports an educational assistance program for children in Bangladesh.
Pray, provide medical and school supplies, direct short-term mission work, attend annual concert. Contact: Steve and Nancy Laible, 651-636-4095.

Lutheran World Relief - Relief Agency
Global Health - Health Relief Agency
Day of Caring (Quilt Making)
With a group of people from Nativity, make quilts for the world and local communities. Contact: Lucy Edlund, 651-636-3503.

Camp Penuel - Christian Camps in Costa Rica providing free camping for "at risk" children 7-11 years old.
Pray, direct short-term mission work. Contact: Freda Myhrwold, 612-788-9028.

Feed My Starving Children - Nutritious meals for severely malnourished children around the world.
Package the meals at the FMSC site in Brooklyn Park, donate monies to send the food. Contact: Dawn Fransen, 952-271-5323.

Sharing Resources Together: Wheels for Life, Nicaragua - Find, retrieve and send used wheelchairs/walkers and their accessories to the Special Families Project in Matagalpa, Nicaragua. Volunteer and financially support the storage and shipping of the wheelchairs, walkers and supplies.
Contact: Vladimir Poveda, 320-491-6646, vladimir.poveda@gmail.com or
Sarah Poveda, 320-491-6589, sarah.poveda@gmail.com.

REGIONAL

Dragonfly Project - Brings a message of hope to those who are grieving.
Assemble dragonfly packets, attend annual spring celebration. Contacts: Val Marquardt, Anne & Greg Broker, 612-826-4039. www.dragonflyproject.org.

Luther Park Bible Camp and Retreat Center
Camping and retreat center for all ages. Spend time with children, Spring Work Day, Bike-A-Thon, maintenance projects and support annual quilt auction. www.lutherpark.com

Sub-Saharan African Youth & Family Services in Minnesota (SAYFSM) - HIV education and social services to African immigrants and refugees. www.sayfsm.org

Lutheran Social Service - Non-profit social service agency. Volunteer in their broad range of services and support The Center For Changing Lives.
Contacts: Duane Jones, 763-493-4101, djones0676@aol.com or
Carol Hanson, 612-788-9559, chanson9559@comcast.net.

LOCAL

Meals on Wheels
Hot nutritious noon meals delivered to people who are homebound, elderly or disabled, contact the church office.

Salvation Army NEED Food Shelf
Local food shelf.

East Side Thrift Store (Silver Angel Thrift Store)
Clothing and household necessities to Northeast residents in need.

"One-by-One"
Tutor reading and math in NE Minneapolis.

Kinship
Christian ministry providing long-term friendships. Be a weekly mentor to children 5-15 years old.

Memorial Blood Bank
Blood donations.

American Cancer Society Relay for Life - St. Anthony
Community Fund Raising for the American Cancer Society

Nativity Child and Family Center - Full day preschool with childcare, morning preschool and school-age child care.
NCFC is a Christian community of preschool and school-age children and their parents.

For more information on any of the above, please contact Nativity's office at churchoffice@nativitychurch.org or (612) 781-2766.