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Lutheran World Relief
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Lutheran World Relief Update
by Janice Hawkins
It's time to start thinking about packing up those LWR Quilts & Kits and dropping them off at an Ingathering site August 28/29, 2026! Please look at the Ingathering site list attached. There have been some time changes. **The East Tennessee Ingathering will be in Oak Ridge this year and only open on Saturday, August 29th from 10am-1pm.** If you have any questions about the Ingathering you plan to attend please contact that site coordinator.
2026 LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF INGATHERING SITES
Ingathering dates: Friday, August 28 and Saturday, August 29
2026 LWR Key Leader: Janice Hawkins Email: jchawkin@bellsouth.net Ph 770-712-6090
ALABAMA—Coast
Saturday Only: 9 am – 12 noon NO FRIDAY DROP-OFF
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Church Phone: 251-621-2968 (call coordinator)
8271 Whispering Pines, Daphne 36526
Site Coordinator: Tommie Morgan Phone: 251-591-1019
ALABAMA --Central—Call coordinator to drop off at church Aug 24-27 for truck loading on Friday (28th)
Shades Valley Lutheran Church Church Phone: 205-871-3512 (call coordinator)
720 Shades Creek Parkway, Birmingham 35209
Site Coordinators: Anne Scholl Phone: 770-403-0023
Roberta Stamp Phone: 205-410-4721
ALABAMA—Northeast
Saturday: 9 am – 12 noon NO FRIDAY DROP-OFF
Messiah Lutheran Church Church Phone: 256-721-0041 (call coordinator)
7740 Hwy 72 West, Madison 35758
Site Coordinator: Rhonda Gaede Phone: 256-679-2931
GEORGIA—Atlanta Area
Friday: 8:30am – 12 noon and Saturday: 9 am-11 am
Trinity Lutheran Church Church Phone: 770-972-4418 (call coordinator)
1826 Killian Hill Road, Lilburn 30047
Site Coordinator: Janice Hawkins Phone: 770-712-6090
GEORGIA—Coast
Friday: 11 am-3 pm Saturday: Drop-off by appointment-call Sandy Gibson at 912-658-0868
St. Johns Lutheran Church Church Phone: 912-754-3915 (call coordinator)
Highway 21 & 7th Street, Rincon 31326 - Address for GPS is: 301 N. Columbia Ave
Site Coordinators: Sandy Gibson Phone: (cell) 912-658-0868
Marty Hendrix Phone: (cell) 912-661-4122 or (home) 912-754-4860
TENNESSEE-Nashville Area
Friday: 9 am–12 noon Saturday: Drop-off by appointment-call Joni at 615-584-9309
Saint Andrew Lutheran Church Church Phone: 615-794-1624-call church administrator
908 Murfreesboro Rd, Franklin 37064 to arrange time & place for truck
Site Coordinator: Joni Donegan Phone: 615-584-9309
TENNESSEE—East/Central
Saturday Only: 10 am – 1pm NO FRIDAY DROP-OFF
Grace Lutheran Church Church Phone: 865-483-3787 (call coordinator)
131 W. Gettysburg Ave., Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Site Coordinator: Donna Hoglund Phone: (cell) 931-241-5101
IF POSSIBLE PLEASE BRING ALONG SOMEONE WHO IS ABLE TO HELP UNLOAD YOUR DONATIONS FROM YOUR VEHICLE.
Information About Quilts and Kits
Quilt & Kit Ministry
School Kits, Personal Care Kits, Fabric Kits, Baby Care Kits, and Quilts are small gestures with a Spirit-inspired impact. Women of the ELCA’s annual contributions make us part of Lutheran World Relief’s broad focus: a world where all people live in justice, dignity, and peace….working to end poverty, injustice and human suffering. Through participating in LWR Quilt & Kit Ministry, we put our faith into action, stretching hearts and hands across the ocean to people in need.
Information (printable guides and videos) about contents and packing for all kits may be found on the Lutheran World Relief website (www.lwr.org). Printed copies of the 2026 Quilt & Kit Ministry Guide can be ordered for free from the resource library or by calling 800-597-5972. The website also has a page summarizing where our various contributions were distributed last year. You can also order a poster for display. All of these ship free!
Be creative! Challenge circles and Sunday School classes to compete to donate the most items, schedule “assembly days” for fun and fellowship to put kits together, share quilt & kit shopping lists with friends, civic clubs, and other organizations, ask about the possibility of merchant discounts for bulk supplies.
Reminders about details
• Quilts, Personal Care Kits, and School Kits are the most needed
• Maximum weight per box is 40 pounds…..less is better for spinal health!
• Absolutely no plastic or paper bags
• Your church’s donations (delivered to an Ingathering site) must include a copy of the 2026 Reporting Form
**Bulk soap and fleece-tied blankets are no longer accepted by Lutheran World Relief – soap is only included as an item in Personal Care Kits and Baby Care Kits**
*Watch for more details on the LWR Ingathering webpage, and on our website.
Quilt & Kit Shipping Fund
Contributing toward shipping may be a simpler way for some women to participate.
NOTE: Donations to the Quilt & Kit Shipping Fund are essential to project success! Make checks payable to
Southeastern Synod Women of the ELCA with a memo notation “LWR Quilt & Kit Shipping Fund” and mail them
to our Synodical Treasurer- Gabriele Gifford, P.O. Box 21, Midland City, AL 36350
