Ascension in Action

		Ascension Lutheran Church


Norman Dake Pastor * Mary Faulkner Secretary 918-743-5741 Phone * 4803 S. Lewis Tulsa, OK 74105 Location Ascension Lutheran Church is a member congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.		Responding to God's love, we faithfully... Witness and Serve Feeding the hungry Our Helping Hands project provides food on a weekly basis for families in dire need, as identified by Family and Children's Services. Each week, we collect canned, boxed, or packaged goods. Thanks to fundraisers and donations, the Helping Hands team can also buy perishables like fresh fruit, vegetables, milk, bread, and eggs to add to deliveries for these families. In addition, we provide food jars from the fundraisers to serve as door prizes at classes that help families learn how to buy and prepare food more economically. Caring for the poor At Christmas, our "adopt-a-family" effort allows us to share our blessings with needy families. This means buying gifts as generously for these families as we do for our own. Children, teens, and adults participate by purchasing, wrapping, and delivering gifts. On Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter, this project also provides these families with holiday meals. Reaching out to those in prison Ascension sponsors a Christmas "angel tree" as part of Project Hope, which provides gifts for children with a parent in prison. For individuals leaving prison, we collect toiletries and supplies to help them face the challenges of starting a new life. Sheltering those in need We support Habitat for Humanity through a combined Lutheran effort in the Tulsa area. Lutheran contributions are matched by Thrivent for Lutherans, a company that contributes toward purchase of a home site and materials. Lutheran congregations, in turn, donate funds and/or volunteer hours. The result: three Habitat homes sponsored and built by Tulsa Lutherans. Our congregation has participated in the Habitat project with financial contributions and with meals for construction volunteers, provided by our Confirmands, Women of Ascension, and individual families.