Esperanza donated 155 pounds of food to the Kyrene Family Resource Center in June, bringing our total gift of nourishing food to 506 pounds since January. Heartfelt thanks go out to everyone who contributed! A special thank you to the …

PhLY Gives Back is a special service event for youth 7-8:45 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6, at Feed MY Starving Children in Mesa. Esperanza is a member congregation of PhLY, which offers monthly events for high school youth throughout the …

Esperanza is taking the lead in organizing the Church World Services Ahwatukee Foothills CROP Hunger Walk on Sunday, Nov. 13, at Desert Foothills Park. The fundraising event supports the global mission of CWS, a faith-based organization transforming communities around the …

Hear ye! Hear ye! Calling all Esperanza chefs, volunteers, those able to assemble or serve sandwiches, and those wishing to donate either money or non-perishables to the cause!! We will be providing sack lunches for the homeless at Grace Lutheran …

On June 2, volunteers from Esperanza provided dinner for families in the process of transitioning to permanent housing.  Three families, including three moms and four children, as well as three volunteers were served a delicious meal of roasted chicken, two …

Plans finalized for ‘Week of Hope’ PhLY ministry! The beautiful homes that line the beaches of San Diego don’t tell the story of those in the area who struggle to get by. Perhaps something about the daily “sunny and 72” …

Fifteen volunteers from Esperanza donated their time May 14 to help families served by Kyrene Family Resource Center in Tempe. Their tasks during the two-hour session included sorting donations, preparing food boxes, stocking food and personal-hygiene shelves, cleaning the clothes-racks …

Esperanza will assist St. Benedict’s Catholic Church by hosting a dinner for Family Promise on Thursday, June 2. We’ll serve these families at Desert Foothills United Methodist Church, 2156 E. Liberty Lane, which is just west of 24th Street, and …

From early June to late August, Grace Lutheran Church in downtown Phoenix opens its campus to homeless people Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This ministry provides them a safe environment to escape the heat.  Breakfast, lunch …

Are you a baker? If so, here’s an opportunity! For years, Becky Klein made the wonderful bread we shared during the Lord’s Supper. When she stepped away for a well-earned rest, we began using wafers. Last Sunday we had bread once …

On May 1, 14 volunteers from Esperanza prepared and served a pancake breakfast at Grace Lutheran Church for homeless people in the area. Our volunteers served approximately 150 people at the church in downtown Phoenix. Breakfast preparation started at 6:20 …

The Esperanza congregation, in cooperation with the Ahwatukee community and other Lutheran churches, made the Project C.U.R.E. medical donation drive a success.  Through the efforts of our neighbors, Grace Lutheran and Central Lutheran Church, we helped provide aid to the …