Our annual Bazaar was held on election day, November 5, 2024.
We served 307 total meals this year including take outs and deliveries.
Thank you to everyone who stopped by to eat, shop,
or ordered take out meals.
It is through your support of our events that we are able to make many charitable donations right back into our community!
*proceeds from our annual bazaar are donated to area organizations, a few of the ones donated to in 2024 include
Backpack for Kids Program, Northland Rescue Mission, EGF Food Shelf, Salvation Army, Options, Community Violence Intervention Center, Polk County Teens, Area Group Homes, as well as many quilts and goods donated for area raffles
Fundraising goal reached!
$10,566 donated to the EGF Good Samaritan Home
to help them purchase a 'new to them' handicap van.
Grand Forks Herald Article, By Reporter: Matt Henson
Mendenhall Presbyterian and Bethany Lutheran Church donated $10K to help
Good Samaritan Home in East Grand Forks replace their accessible van.
EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. — A big boost is coming to help seniors in East Grand Forks get around. Mendenhall Presbyterian and Bethany Lutheran Church presented a check for more than $10,000 to the Good Samaritan Home in East Grand Forks. The money will be used to buy a new accessible van. The wheelchair ramp and door went out this summer, and the van is too old to put in a new one. Since the van broke, residents have had to pay a tax service for trips around town. "I get kind of depressed about it sometimes because I want to go where everybody else goes," Linda Bakken, a Good Samaritan Home resident, says. The van is used to transport residents at the home around the Grand Cities at their request, to go to appointments or the senior center. "Both churches have people who live here, we aren't the youngest in the world and we are going to end up here ourselves pretty soon. It's a big asset to the community and we wanted to do anything we could to help it to stay viable," Don Casmey, with Mendenhall Presbyterian, says. With the check and money from the Good Samaritan Foundation, they now have $30,000 toward their $50,000 goal. The hope is to raise another $20,000 by the end of the year. Donations can be made to the Good Samaritan Foundation.
Mendenhall Presbyterian and Bethany Lutheran Church donated $10K to help
Good Samaritan Home in East Grand Forks replace their accessible van.
EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. — A big boost is coming to help seniors in East Grand Forks get around. Mendenhall Presbyterian and Bethany Lutheran Church presented a check for more than $10,000 to the Good Samaritan Home in East Grand Forks. The money will be used to buy a new accessible van. The wheelchair ramp and door went out this summer, and the van is too old to put in a new one. Since the van broke, residents have had to pay a tax service for trips around town. "I get kind of depressed about it sometimes because I want to go where everybody else goes," Linda Bakken, a Good Samaritan Home resident, says. The van is used to transport residents at the home around the Grand Cities at their request, to go to appointments or the senior center. "Both churches have people who live here, we aren't the youngest in the world and we are going to end up here ourselves pretty soon. It's a big asset to the community and we wanted to do anything we could to help it to stay viable," Don Casmey, with Mendenhall Presbyterian, says. With the check and money from the Good Samaritan Foundation, they now have $30,000 toward their $50,000 goal. The hope is to raise another $20,000 by the end of the year. Donations can be made to the Good Samaritan Foundation.
We launched a new community wide FREE supper last April.
We held our second FREE community supper this September,
and were excited to serve over 120 grilled chicken meals right here in East Grand Forks
to our friends and neighbors on a beautiful September evening!
Stay tuned to our Social Media & Website for the announcement
of when our next FREE community supper will be held.
We'd like to thank our September sponsors:
Folson Farms, Royal Neighbors of America, EGF Food Shelf,
and Mendenhall Presbyterian Church Christian Care & Outreach Committee
Honor Flight Musical Fundraiser brings in $3,000
for our local Veterans!
We were blown away by the love shown to our Veterans and are
proud to partner with The Honor Flight of ND/MN.
Local Veterans will be going on another flight in May.
Annual Advent mission project to collect donations
of hats & mittens to benefit the children of
Head Start in East Grand Forks
Mendenhall Youth presented their
Christmas Program
teaching us about the symbols of the Christmas Season
December 20th, 2023
Over 300 meals served at Fall Bazaar!
Thank you to everyone who dined & shopped
at our annual Bazaar on Election Day in November.
And a huge thank you to all our members who worked this event.
YOU make things like this possible!
We use the money raised to donate to local causes & charities throughout the year
Thank you to our many members
who volunteered to prepare & serve
the annual Community Love Feast
on October 31st, 2023
190 scalloped potatoes & ham meals were served that night.
Mendenhall's Musical Fundraiser, Meal, and Raffle
raises over $3,900 for Sole Hope charity
on September 30th, 2023
www.solehope.org
On a Roll with God:
Food Truck themed VBS
The kids learned about God providing Manna & Quail; Elijah & the Widow;
Daniel & Friends; Jesus feeding the 5,000; and many more food related bible stories.
They collected food for the local food pantry as their mission project,
and had a blast participating in lessons, crafts, games, songs, puppet shows,
and even a visit from the Ice Cream truck!
Wacky Wednesdays
are always a fun time after school for Mendenhall's Youth
Interactive Bible lessons, crafts, snacks, and play time = SMILES!
In April, Mendenhall hosted two Presbytery wide meetings.
THANK YOU to all our volunteers that made these meetings
such a success!
“We are an Easter people and Alleluia is our song!” - Pope John Paul II
Helping to pack meals at
Feed My Starving Children
Mobile Food Packing Event
in March.
Feed My Starving Children
Mobile Food Packing Event
in March.
Family Day is one of our favorite days of the year!
We held our Annual Meeting on January 22nd, 2023.
Faith, Fellowship, Service... and Food!
... the building blocks to a church family.
🎵♪The choir singing at worship♬🎵♪
Christmas Eve Special Music
and the Children's Christmas Program
Our Advent Calendar challenge to 'Serve One Another, with love'
was a success thanks to the generous hearts of Mendenhall.
The EGF Food Shelf will be receiving 199 pounds of food donations!
Thank you Mendenhall!
The Christmas tree was decorated again this year
with hats and mittens for donation to the
East Grand Forks area Head Start kids 💚❤️
|
|
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing,
so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."
Romans 15:13
Hanging of Greens Service
The church has been beautifully prepared for the Advent Season.
Let us also prepare our hearts with hope, peace, joy, and love.
The church has been beautifully prepared for the Advent Season.
Let us also prepare our hearts with hope, peace, joy, and love.
|
|
|
Micah's benefit raises over $3,000! Thank you to everyone who attended.
|
|
|
|
|
We love our Veterans! Thank you for your service to this country.
|
|
Mendenhall held it's annual Bazaar.
Over 131 dine-in meals & 101 take-outs/deliveries were served that day!
|
|
|
|
|
|
The leaky skylights are gone!
A beautiful new hallway roof is in place thanks to donors and memorial givers. Thank you!
