Service to Others:

Below are opportunities provided through Mt. Carmel to help others. If you would be interested in volunteering to help with any of the following, please contact the church office at 503-244-5143 or email

Burnside Meals: Once a month, on the first Friday, we cook and serve a meal at Transition Project's Glisan Street Men's Shelter. We also cook and deliver a meal twice a month to Jean's Place a women's shelter.

Mt. Carmel Day Care: This independent infant and toddler day care service is supported by the congregation with space at a reasonable rate.

Neighborhood House & Peoplebank: Mt. Carmel provides volunteers and some funding to this local volunteer service agency. Volunteers from Mt. Carmel pick up food from local grocers and deliver it to Neighborhood House for distribution. We also support them with collections for food and other goods which they distribute to the homeless and needy of Southwest Portland.

Friends of Seasonal and Service Workers: Mt. Carmel supports this organization which advocates for and provides services to the migrant and seasonal workers of Oregon with donations of goods, meeting space and volunteers.

Birthday Gifts: At birthday time we offer you a special opportunity to donate to our Birthday Fund. The money collected for this goes to a variety of charities which are voted on by the congregation at the Annual Meeting. Some of the agencies to receive Birthday Funds are CASA, Heifer Project International, House of Zion, Amy's Fund, and many more.

Lutheran Community Services Northwest: There are several opportunities to help. Mt. Carmel hosts a table at the annual fund raising dinner usually held in October, and invites all our members and friends to attend. You can also provide Christmas Gifts for our Christmas family (or families) and help deliver them as well (a wonderful chance to actually meet the people you are serving). LCCSNW also has opportuntites during the year for volunteer and you can check their website.

World Hunger and Disaster Relief: Mt. Carmel not only raises and sends money to support both Lutheran World Relief and ELCA Global Missions as well as disaster relief projects, we participate locally through various agencies to help out in disaster relief. Mt. Carmel supports their programs, particularly the LWR Coffee Project.

Grauer Back-To-School Project: During July we collect for St. Luke’s Grauer School Project to help low income children fill their school needs: Packets of new, grade-appropriate school supplies, New backpacks, New athletic shoes, New winter coat, New underwear (6 pairs), New socks (6 pairs), New T shirt.

Music At The Mount: This concert series serves as a fund raiser for various agencies and charities. For more information see our Activities page and the Calendar for dates.