During the COVID-19 sheltering in place mandate, we built desks to help children attend school at home...

A local teacher in the community told our former Pastor Greg that he had one student "attending school" online from the couch and two from the floor.

A lot of the justice issues that we (individually and as a congregation) are addressing these days require our mental and emotional output; sometimes it's good to balance that with something that requires physical output.

The UniLu sanctuary became a warehouse for “desk assembly kits.” Each kit included lumber, screws, tools, sand paper, and instructions to assemble it.

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NOV 2020: Church Together - Campus Ministry Congregation Finds New Way to Help Students | Sierra Pacific Synod #50

University Lutheran Church (UniLu) is a campus ministry congregation of the ELCA,  founded in the 1960s to be a ministry to the community gathered around Stanford University in Palo Alto. A small congregation, UniLu is deeply committed to issues of justice, spiritual formation, leadership development for students, and fostering a community of faith for those engaged in the university setting... read more.

Desks requested so far: 77
​Desks completed so far: 77