Trinity Lutheran Church, Waco, Texas

Ta Dah! Celebrating victories! Changing lives for Christ!

"Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." I Cor. 15:57

Let's all celebrate WHAT GOD IS DOING TO CHANGE LIVES THROUGH THE MINISTRIES and people of Trinity!

Trinity now has a large projector and screen in the Fellowship Hall, 2 new screens in the sanctuary and digital signage throughout the building.
168 children & adults participated in our "Wild About You" Vacation Bible School.
$974 was contributed for the Texas District Wildfire Relief Fund.
30 ladies came together for JOY Bible study and dessert.
5 small groups are now active at Trinity, plus 5 adult Bible studies.
27 children came to Parent's Night Out at Trinity in September.
JOY women helped at the Mission Waco Back-to-School store.
20 people signed up to learn more about Trinity at Getting Planted on May 15
50 people are signed up for the fall Dinner 4 Eight events.

Men's grilling group "Holy Smokers" formed
Trinity's Sunday school purchased baby chicks and a llama for a family in need through the Heifer Foundation.
300 Braille books for children and adults were created and sent to locations around the world
14 people participated in Trinity's September blood drive.
40 people attended a workshop entitled "Hope and Mental Illness" presented by the Mental Health Grace Alliance.
Over 200 people attended the Lutheran Women's Missionary League (LWML) Garage Sale to raise $1500 for Missin Waco Kids Cafe, The McLennan County Crime Victim Coalition and other LWML projects.

Over 30 musicians, including a Bell Choir and tech people, create beautiful, glorifying music for God at Trinity each Sunday.
78 children (61% non-members) came to the Easter Egg and Cross Hunt
Trinity presence on Facebook and Twitter
26 people are attending Alpha Exploration, studying the basics of the Christian faith.
Pastor Menke is leading 14 couples in a Bible study on marriage titled "The Power of We."
8 people are studying Christian Caregiving.
5 teams of people are cooking awesome midweek meals.
9 people are attending Daytime Alpha on Tuesday afternoons.
A beautiful new welcome center where we have coffee and greeters each Sunday
8 men are gathering for "Winning at Work & Home" study on Wednesday mornings at 6:00 am.
10 Trinity youth and 2 adults went to Camp Lone Star this summer.
4 Trinity members went on mission trips: Pastor and Karen to Nicaragua; Kristi Bower to India; Elizabeth Callahan to El Salvador
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Fundraising Event for Ministry Scholarships May 27 matched the maximum gift resulting in two substantial gifts to young members preparing for full-time church work
35-40 youth from area churches attended special "Shalak" services at Trinity for worship, Bible study, fun and food
"Trunk or Treat" was a huge success! Kids of all ages stopped by and participated. There were 22 vehicles decorated to distribute ("some") of the 5,000 pieces of donated candy to about 100 new and familiar children. What a blessing to reach out right in our parking lot!

Website renovation
Establishing a Trinity care team based on Stephen Ministry model
New opportunities for worship arts: drama, music, graphics with the new worship format and times...click here for more
ALPHA Exploration, January 11
Wednesday Nights "Taking Root" at Trinity will begin again on January 11. Simple meals will be provided at 5:45 pm in the fellowship hall, followed by ALPHA Exploration group and Financial Peace University.

Trinity lives to Reach UP, Reach OUT and Reach IN
with the love and life of God in Jesus Christ,all for a FULLER HEAVEN.