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 …

Among the most pressing problems in our community this year is hunger, and Esperanza has a plan to tackle it through our Hunger Ministry. But we need your help! Upcoming are two opportunities for our community to help make a …

Nestled in the heart of the Esperanza campus is the Garden of Eatin’, our ever-expanding community garden. Since its groundbreaking more than a decade ago, the garden has grown to 20 4-foot-by-12-foot raised beds – two demonstration beds and 18 …

There are few things more heartwarming than a struggling family moving into a new home and having a dream come true. The Jama family is excited about moving into the house that we helped construct in our Habitat project. And …

Among the most pressing problems in our community this year is hunger, and Esperanza has a plan to combat it! Esperanza Hunger Ministry Plan for 2022 More research is needed to obtain details, requirements and constraints. Specific activities have been …

Spring is in the air, and before it gets so hot that your hands sear to the steering wheel, why not drive over to the church Saturday morning to help with the Garden of Eatin’ annual cleanup? Garden president Jayne …