Our Ministries
Outreach Opportunities
The Outreach & Service Team spearheads efforts to reach out locally and beyond to help people in need. We take the scripture from the Hebrew Bible and the teaching of Christ seriously. If not before, Isaiah gives us a command to help the poor. Jesus tells us, “What you have done for these, you have done for me.”
We are involved in fulfilling this command in many ways. More so considering the staggering poverty just in Lancaster County, where one in 10 live below the poverty line.
See below the many areas you are able to be part of this mission. To find out how you may get involved contact Outreach Ministries at church@lancob.org or call the church office at 717-397-4751.
Disaster Response
Each year LCOB collects items and assembles clean-up buckets and hygiene kits to help victims of disaster through Church World Service and Brethren Disaster Ministries.
Fighting Hunger
Quarterly 2 Cents per Meal offerings fight hunger locally through the Lancaster County Food Hub and around the world through the Church of the Brethren’s Global Food Initiative. Throughout the year LCOB supports the Food Hub with regular donations of food and clothing.
Refugee Resettlement
Our church has a long history of refugee resettlement, extending back to the 1950s. Since 2022, in cooperation with Church World Service LCOB has had an active Welcome Team that has assisted new friends from Afghanistan.
Give-Away Garden
During the summer and fall months our Give-Away Garden, located next the the playground along Rutledge Avenue, provides free produce for the community. People take vegetables to use or share, and some bring produce from their own gardens to share with others. Pick your own or select from already harvested items on the porch.