How Will You Give Back Today?
Everyone has something to give and every act of generosity counts.
At King of Kings, we aspire to share God’s love by serving others. Our monthly Love Your Neighbor offering benefits organizations that are helping our “neighbors” thrive, as well as experience what it means to be loved. The L.Y.N. offering directly supports meeting physical, mental, or spiritual needs. Donations can be made via any of our typical means, but please ensure they are designated Love Your Neighbor. For more information or to support the ministry of King of Kings, please visit our Online Giving page. Thank you for your ongoing generosity!
January - American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: Established in 1987, AFSP is a voluntary health organization dedicated to saving lives and giving hope to those affected by suicide. It is a nationwide community empowered by research, education, and advocacy to take action against this leading cause of death.
February - Caroline Furnace Lutheran Camp and Retreat Center: Serving our communities since 1957, Caroline Furnace is a year-round Lutheran retreat center in Fort Valley, Virginia, located in the Shenandoah Valley. It provides a welcoming, playful, and prayerful space to encounter God in creation. Many of our children and youth attend events at Caroline Furnace.
March - Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area: In partnership with faith communities, foundations, local, state, and federal partners, and a host of volunteers, LSSNCA is proud to welcome hundreds of refugees from around the world to the United States every year. Since WWII, LSSNCA has been providing for those forced to flee their homes due to war, violence, and persecution. Our goal is to help refugees gain self-sufficiency through resettlement and employment services.
April - Dulles South Soup Kitchen: Started in 2019, the DSSK’s mission is to serve those in need within Loudoun County, VA, by providing freshly prepared, nutritious, hot meals, free of charge, to anyone who is seeking nourishment in a warm, dignified, and compassionate environment. They believe that no one should go to sleep hungry, and they are helping to eradicate food insecurity from Loudoun County.
May - JK Community Farm: Founded in 2018, the JK Community Farm – a 501(c)(3) started by JK Moving Services – supports the food insecure including children to senior citizens. Located in Purcellville, VA, and enabled through a vast complement of volunteer workers, JK Community Farm promotes sustainable agriculture through education, community outreach, and the donation of organic, chemical-free produce, honey, and protein to surrounding counties’ free food distribution services.
June - Reconciling Works: Since 1974, the Reconciling Works’ Reconciling in Christ Program has been encouraging faith communities in the Lutheran Church and others to see, welcome, include, celebrate, and advocate for people of all sexual orientations and gender expressions, as well as vow congregational commitment to work for racial equity through anti-racist work.
July - Loudoun Volunteer Caregivers: This amazing local non-profit helps to coordinate volunteers to serve elderly and adults with disabilities so they can maintain independence and a healthy quality of life. They need volunteers to deliver food, provide rides to medical appointments, offer companionship, make check-in calls, and so much more. Visit their website for ways to be involved.
August - Lutherans Restoring Creation: · This grassroots movement of the ELCA promoting care for creation is called Lutherans Restoring Creation. They accomplish this by cultivating a community of dedicated stewards of the earth and neighbors who proclaim God’s promise of hope and healing for all. LRC provides a variety of initiatives, suggestions, resources, and networking opportunities to empower institutions of the ELCA to join this mission.
September - Dulles South Neighborhood Closet: Through united interfaith and community efforts, the Dulles South Neighborhood Closet assists those in need in Dulles South and the surrounding area with clothing and other non-food essentials. It promotes reuse at all income levels by organizing community-wide exchanges and operating a neighborhood closet for urgent needs. Volunteers are always needed for its quarterly events.
October - The Humane Society of Loudoun County: In conjunction with our Blessing of the Animals every October, we have supported this partner’s efforts to rescue, save, and place more animals in loving homes, as well as their vision to establish Loudoun County as a no-kill community.
November - Dulles South Food Pantry: The Dulles South Food Pantry’s goal is to alleviate hunger in Loudoun County by soliciting donations, collecting, and distributing food through a food pantry based within the community. It is supported by multi-faith institutions and community organizations, as well as a network of volunteers. It provides perishable and non-perishable food to guests on Wednesdays and sends over 200 Backpack Buddies take home food bags to students at area schools every week.
December - King of Kings Hypothermia Shelter: In cooperation with the Fairfax County Hypothermia Shelter, the Greenbrier campus of King of Kings hosts a weeklong mission that provides sleeping accommodations and meals for those in our community who need a safe and welcoming place to get out of the cold. Volunteers provide food, supplies, assistance, and security throughout the week.
Opportunities to Get Involved: In Partnership
In addition to the organizations supported in our monthly Love Your Neighbor offering, we have partnered with the following groups or businesses. Many of them, along with the organizations above, have shared in our Cross Connections gatherings on Sunday mornings. These opportunities have allowed us to understand the incredible things that God is doing in and through the work of people in our area and how we can love our neighbors alongside them.
If you are an organization that would like to tell us about the wonderful work you are doing to help serve our community, please let us know. We would love to hear from you!
Goshen Post E.S.: Goshen Post E.S. is our current KKDS worship location. We partner with the school to help identify and meet the various needs of specific students’ families and to provide the school staff with tokens of appreciation for all they do for our neighboring community.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): NAMI is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
Equality Loudoun: This non-profit organization advocates, educates, defends, and builds community to support LGBTQIA+ equality in Loudoun County. We were honored to be a part of their inaugural Loudoun Pride Festival in 2022. Since 2003, they have helped envision Loudoun as an inclusive community where all marginalized groups are fully embraced by active allies so they may live openly and safely.
South Riding Mosaic Festival: This annual festival supports and advocates for South Riding to be inclusive of its many cultures and united as one community. We continue to support and sponsor a booth at this annual festival.
Loudoun Interfaith Bridges: Interfaith work is so vital to working together for the greater benefit of our community. Loudoun Interfaith Bridges goals include the bringing together communities of different faiths, collectively addressing common challenges, and building understanding and respect between diverse religious and ethnic entities.
