Loch Willow Church is strongly committed to being a “Matthew 25” church:

“‘For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’  Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you…?’ The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’”  Matthew 25:35-40

To that end, the church is currently involved in several projects of outreach, both on a local and global level.

WEEKLY and MONTHLY:

• Katie’s Snacks, a weekend outreach of backpacks of food sent home with local school children

• HELP, (Health Equipment Loan Program) a local ministry of providing free healthcare equipment to people in need

• Churchville Food Pantry, a local community effort to provide food to families with food insecurity

• Four Cents a Meal Offering for hunger relief

ONGOING:

• Providing a yearly meal for the “Love In the Name of Christ” classes program, housed at Tinkling Spring Church

• Christmas giving to local families

• Community Vacation Bible School

• Helping with meals in local homeless shelters during winter months

• Offerings to Heifer International, which provides development opportunities in needy communities worldwide

• Seasonal offerings to local and global missions

• Completing renovation of a house next to the church in 2026 for temporary use for families in need of housing.

RECENT PAST:

• Two fall (2024) Benefit concerts given in our church to raise money for scholarships for women to attend Terfa Jarso Theological Seminary in Mettu, Ethiopia–in conjunction with the partnership between Shenandoah Presbytery and the Illubabor Bethel Synod in Ethiopia.