Today is a special day - we're celebrating an entire year of operation of the Bethany Lutheran Free Store!
The Bethany Lutheran Free Store allows those who are lower-income and/or eligible for Michigan Bridge cards to receive non-food items that cannot be purchased with their Bridge Cards. The Free Store served 30 households in its first month last March. Now, a year later, we've served over 250 households!
We are so grateful to all those who have supported the Free Store in its first year. Thank you to everyone who has made a donation, volunteered their time, or helped to spread the word within our community. A special thank-you goes out to Sue Miller for all of the incredible work she's done to keep our Free Store running smoothly!
To learn more about how you can support this ministry, visit the Free Store page of our website. A Bethany family has generously offered to match up to $5,000 of Free Store donations during this Lenten season, so all fundraising activities during Lent (including our Sunday spare change “noisy offerings,” our midweek service offerings, and any other donations designated to the Free Store) will go towards our goal!
You can also give to the Free Store online by clicking the button below and designating your donation in the Free Store box.
Here's to a successful first year, and many more to come!