Welcome to Edinburg Lutheran Parish (Edinburg, VA)

Many of our neighbors are quietly facing food insecurity right here in Shenandoah County. Approximately 11% of our neighbors live below the federal poverty line, and another 30% are considered ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed)—working hard yet struggling to meet basic needs.  You can make a difference.  This summer, Luke’s Backpack invites you to join our Rice & Beans Brigade—a simple yet powerful way to help us stock our shelves for the upcoming school year.  By donating rice and bean pouches (like Uncle Ben's, StarKist Smartbowls, Zatarain's), you’re helping ensure children have nutritious weekend meals when school is not in session. 

Luke's Backpack has  10 distribution locations this year for summer food boxes, including here are St. Jacob and Zion.  Visit SVLM's website for locations, the enrollment form, and more information.  The program will run through Saturday, August 8.  

Be encouraged to take time to stop by and check the Blessing Box. The upper portion is for food stuffs, and the lower space is for firewood in the cold months and produce and plants in the warm months.  Spread the word!

Thank you for supporting young and old alike … need knows no age.  A huge THANK YOU to all who have been supporting it with contributions of food and dollars. 

Here's an idea:  ”A Meal in a Bag!” that contains all the ingredients for a simple meal. Cleaning supplies have also been appreciated, since anything beyond the allotments of a SNAP card are often a struggle to afford for many families. 

“But in times past, ... the people ... gathered food and material goods in the church, and there – as St. Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 11 – distributed among those in need.”

- Martin Luther in The Blessed Sacrament of the Holy and True Body of Christ, and the Brotherhoods (1519)