A heritage of giving by Lutheran Social Services of Nevada

This Thanksgiving, we share a photo taken 27 years ago of barren pantry shelves replenished by Living Hope Lutheran in Las Vegas (then Reformation Lutheran). Read more of the history of Lutheran Social Services of Nevada in this post, as they prepare for their silver anniversary on Silver Anniversary on December 20, 2021.

Did you know that our actual ‘birthday’ of Lutheran Social Services of Nevada was not at this year’s gala? It all started in 1985 when a small team of Lutherans from local churches here in Las Vegas began collecting food and giving it to those who needed it most. The picture above was taken in 1994 after Living Hope Lutheran restocked a small pantry that this team of Lutherans was using to help people during the holidays.

Two years later they registered with the Nevada Secretary of State and on December 20, 1996 Lutheran Social Services of Nevada was incorporated!

Leading up to our Silver Anniversary on December 20, 2021, we are going to post some highlights from the last 25 years on our LSSN Facebook Page. Check in out and thank you for celebrating with us!