At Trinity, the Social Ministry Committee actively supports numerous organizations and causes within . . .

The Local Community - Food Pantry and New Hope Ministries

• Soup’er Bowl Sunday, a January contest that pits Team Chicken Noodle against Team Tomato.
• Harvest Home, a service in the fall at which non-perishables are received from the members of the congregation in thanks for the food they have.
• Holiday food baskets, which contain items gathered so that New Hope Ministries clients can prepare their own holiday meal.
• Food collection, during which members of the congregation gather food donations given the congregation each week, deliver them to food-assistance organizations, and help to bag items for the needy. Many Trinity members assist monthly with food distribution at the Food Pantry in Harrisburg.

The Local Community - Delta House

• Operation Shoe Box, a collection of children’s toys, games, and goodies, provided to children whose mothers are being assisted by Delta House.

The World Community - Lutheran World Relief

• Health kits, in which the congregation organizes health kits for families that need to flee their homes quickly.
• Blanket program, in which congregation members make and donate blankets to Lutheran World Relief on InGathering Sunday.
• Quilt Squares, in which congregation members buy quilt squares in honor of or in memory of loved ones; the funds are used to purchase blankets for InGathering Sunday.
• School-kit preparation, in which members prepare school kits to support disadvantaged children in obtaining an education.

The World Community

• Love Loaves, a money collection for World Vision.
• Caring by Quarters, in which quarters are donated to help combat world hunger through the efforts of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
• Socks collection, done to provide Shoes for Orphan Souls, to clothe the poor.