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The 5th Annual

CONCORDIA serves

Concordia University Irvine

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

We invite you to join the Concordia Community for CONCORDIA serves! Last year, over 1,000 members of our Concordia family stepped into the community on one day, called to give to others from the abundance they have been given. The 5th Annual CONCORDIA serves will engage alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents, donors, and friends around the world to serve where they are, in the way they can.

CONCORDIA serves 2023

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Opportunities to Serve

Red Cross Blood Drive

American Red Cross

Donate Blood to Help Save Lives

Charity on Wheels, Saviors Road Inc.

Charity on Wheels

Prepare Help Bags for the Homeless

City of Irvine logo

City of Irvine

Organize Crafts, Build Backdrops, and Sort Apparel

Club NEGU

Club NEGU

Care Cards

Goodwill Orange County

Goodwill OC

Sorting and hanging clothes at Goodwill

GraceWorks logo

GraceWorks

Office Cleanup & Organization

Heritage Garden

Heritage Garden

Help Cleanup the Heritage Garden

KidWorks logo

KidWorks

Volunteer with Preschool Students and Activities

Lutheran Braille Workers

Lutheran Braille Workers

Produce Christian Materials for the Visually Impaired

(Zion Lutheran Church - Anaheim)

Lutheran Braille Workers

Lutheran Braille Workers

Produce Christian Materials for the Visually Impaired

(Concordia University Irvine - Turtle Rock Campus)

Lutheran Social Services - Southern California logo

Lutheran Social Services - Southern California

Make Baskets for Families Entering Transitional Housing

Mariners Church

Mariners Church

Help Distribute Food to Families in Need

Orange County Rescue Mission

Orange County Rescue Mission

Volunteer in the Kitchen or the Warehouse

Project Giving Light

Project Giving Light

Pack birthday boxes for kids in need

Saddleback Church Irvine North logo

Saddleback Church Irvine North

Paint and Clean for Children's Programs

Second Harvest - Distribution Center

Second Harvest - Distribution Center

Help sort and pack in the distribution center

South County Outreach logo

South County Outreach

Sort and Serve at a Food Pantry

The Hub OC

The Hub OC Resource Center

Serve the needs of the unhoused

Crochet with Cecilia

Crochet with Cecilia

Crochet hats for babies and the elderly.

Remote Activities

For those who cannot be with us on September 26, we encourage you to find ways to serve remotely. If you do, please let us know about it and share your experience! #CONCORDIAserves

  • Call Your Loved Ones
  • Contact Your Local Church and Offer to Help
  • Contact Your Local Food Bank
  • Concordia Alumni Postcards
  • Donate Blood
  • Grocery Pickup/Delivery
  • Help Virtually at a Local Red Cross
  • Letter Writing
  • Nursing Home "Thinking of You" Videos, Emails, Phone Calls
  • Put Your Love of Reading to Use
  • Research and Expose Human Rights Violations
  • Run Errands for Immunocompromised Neighbors
  • Thank You Messages Local Hospitals
  • Volunteer Online for the United Nations

Learn More

Our service to the community does not end here.

Concordia University, as the Great Commission University, focuses on teaching service through experiential learning. Many classes integrate service-learning through community service opportunities both locally and globally. You can also serve through Global and Local Missions to improve the lives of those around you. Concordia's clubs and organizations perform community service projects at least once a semester. Various leadership groups also orient their programs around serving others, fundraising for non-profit organizations, and learning what it means to be Christ in the world.

Here are a few of our programs that offer service-learning:

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