During our Shared Offering every week, we collect items for a local agency.

This year we are partnering with the LCISD Common threads program to help brighten the holidays for children and families in need. With the economy more and more difficult for those who were already struggling, Common Threads is seeing more families that are really in need. Christmas presents for their kids is a distant dream when they need their funds for food. So this year, we will be giving all the toys from our annual toy collection to the families served by Common Threads. Please bring new toys to church on Sundays during November for our annual toy drive.

Suggestions for toys including games, trucks, dolls, stuffed animals, art supplies, and books. If you prefer to shop online, our Christmas wish list is found below..

We share half of our Sunday Offering with a community partner.

This November, we are sharing our offering with Child Advocates of Fort Bend, which now encompasses Court Appointed Special Advocates and the Children’s Advocacy Center. Since its inception in 1991, Child Advocates has been the voice for children in the Fort Bend child welfare system. Whether it is volunteers standing up for them in court, or trained professionals counseling the victims of sexual, physical or emotional abuse, Child Advocates mission is to strengthen the child’s voice, heal the hurt, and break the cycle of abuse and neglect for children in Fort Bend and surrounding counties.

Every few months, Thoreau offers a “Service after the Service” for the entire community to come together for a hands-on project.

Stay tuned for our next service project this fall.