St. Andrew Lutheran Church Vancouver, WA

12/30/2025

URGENT: Cold Weather Emergency - Volunteers Needed Now
With temperatures dropping, we're sheltering 44 guests at the WHO—and welcoming 6 more tonight to get them out of the dangerous cold.

We need YOU to help us stay open this New Year's weekend:
❄️ Tonight (Dec 30): 6-9:30 pm - 2 volunteers
🎉 New Year's Eve: 2 meal teams + 3 volunteers (6-9:30 pm)
🎊 New Year's Day: 8 volunteers throughout the day to keep doors open
🌙 Jan 2: Overnight shifts available
We want to stay open on New Year's Day, but we need volunteers to make it happen. Give the gift of warmth and rest to neighbors who have no other place to go.

Every volunteer hour matters. Can you give just one shift?
👉 Sign up now: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090548ACA922A2F94-59322412-volunteer #/
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CCouncil for the Homeless

12/05/2025

St. Andrew Lutheran Church
Job Description – Seasonal Office Support Staff

SALC Mission Statement – "Jesus calls us…Come and see. Come and grow. Come and serve."
SALC Vision Statement – "Bringing healing and wholeness to lives and all creation."

Job Title: Seasonal Office Support Staff
Reports to: Office Manager
Status: Temporary, Part-Time (Annual Seasonal Position)
Hours: Up to 10 hours/week, generally, beginning in September and ending in April.
Salary: Minimum wage, plus benefits required by law.

SUMMARY: The Seasonal Office Support Staff person is a member of the Staff Team in an active congregation with committed staff and volunteers. This person will support the administrative duties, help maintain the office area, and engage with volunteers and community members who call or stop by the office during the busy time of our Winter Hospitality Overflow shelter.

SCHEDULE:
• Seasonal, generally beginning in September and ending in April.
• Generally, during office hours, 9 am-4 pm, Mon. -Thurs.
• Working hours and days to be determined.
• Position begins on or after September 1.
• Position ends on or before April 30.
• Rehire for the next season is desirable.

For more information and to apply, click here: https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=90240527788f015f&from=shareddesktop_copy

10/14/2025

📧 Important Update for Our WHO Community

We just sent an email to our WHO@SALC mailing list about the upcoming season (starting Nov 1!) and new specialized volunteer opportunities that can help us continue making a real impact in our neighbors' lives.

Not on our list yet? Join us! Sign up at https://www.salcvan.org/whoemail to stay connected and learn how you can be part of this journey.

Together, we're creating more than shelter—we're building pathways to stability and hope. 💙

10/02/2025

WHO@SALC: check out today’s article in The Columbian https://www.columbian.com/news/2025/oct/02/st-andrews-needs-175000-to-make-sure-winter-shelter-can-meet-community-need/
WHO - Winter Hospitality Overflow

www.whosalc.org

St. Andrew Lutheran Church hopes to raise $175,000 for its winter homeless shelter for women and families.

07/26/2025

The youth mission team made it home safely yesterday and completed their week away. Our final day on Thursday was spent at Silverwood Theme Park for a well deserved day of fun!

07/24/2025

Wednesday was a full day! The youth had their final service project working with the North County Food Pantry. This great organization not only has a well run pantry but also provides breakfast and lunch to their guests twice a week! With such a busy place, and a full garden to supply fresh fruits and veggies, they haven’t been able to do upkeep of their picnic tables. These tables are used regularly for these meals or guests to relax in the shade with their dogs when they come to visit.

The afternoon rest was highlighted with a trip to one of the city pools. It happened to be a family promotional night which included treats from an ice cream truck! I could not have planned for a better end to our day than this surprise to all of us.

07/22/2025

Youth are working today with Village Cohousing, helping to clean up yards, community spaces and prep for a shed. This is an intentional community to help those that have been on the street or low income with true affordable housing options.

07/22/2025

Monday was full of wonderful projects, memories made and 7,500 pounds of squash and cucumber sorted and repackaged for distribution. We even got a chance to experience the city and the people.

07/21/2025

First project was with Shalom Ministries, a wonderful outreach to the houseless and hungry. Second project begins now at Second Harvest. Sorting and packaging produce for food banks.

07/21/2025

Youth mission team arrived in Spokane safely last night. This morning begins our service projects!

06/14/2025