GLC’s fall schedule resumes on this Sunday. Please take note of the opportunities, times and changes. See below for information specific to Sunday.

Pictured above is the design of the backpack tag we’ll hand out during our Blessing. The tag is certainly for children, students, teachers and school staff, but IT’S ALSO FOR EVERYBODY! Wherever we spend our days, we all need the same reminders: BE LOVED. BE KIND. BE YOU.

So, one and all, bring your backpack, school bag, work bag or whatever you carry through your day. We’ll send one another out remembering that we are loved, called to kindness and free to be the people God created us to be.

Our GLC Family assembled cookie assortments after worship on Sunday and then shared them with friends in our communities who worked on Labor Day and throughout the holiday weekend.

Deliveries were made to Accura Health Care of Ames, Ames Fire Station 1, Angelos III (Dixon, IL), Bethany Life (Story City), Casey’s Gilbert, Casey’s Nevada, Casey’s North Ames, Casey’s Lincoln Way, construction workers, Dog Eared Books, Fairfield Inn (Dixon, IL), Hy-Vee Downtown, ISU Police, Mary Greeley Medical Center 6th Floor, Mary Greeley Medical Center ICCU, Northcrest, Northcrest Health Center, Northcrest Heartwood House, Northcrest Independent Living, Northridge Village, Story County Medical Center in Nevada, Walgreens and Wal-Mart — with additional deliveries made along the way.

It’s our small way of saying a big “Thank you!” to friends who share their gifts and live out their vocations every day — and especially on a holiday when so many others have the day off.



Here are some pictures. We hope to add more next week too!

The GLC family is filled with friendly, caring people of faith. We’re looking for those same people to help with our worship services this fall!

Volunteers are needed to serve as scripture readers, greeters/ushers who welcome and assist during worship and assistants who help distribute Holy Communion. Each role is important and helps make our services welcoming and meaningful for all.

If you’re looking for a simple way to get involved and make a difference, we hope you’ll consider these opportunities. And if you’re a first-time volunteer, don’t worry! We’ll be happy to answer questions and help you get started.

Click the link below to sign up to help. Thank you!

With the beginning of a new school year, it is time once again to schedule volunteers for GLC's Backpack Buddy program. Backpack Buddies provides bags of shelf stable food for students at Gilbert Community Schools whose families are food insecure. Volunteers are needed on a weekly basis to provide fruit, pack and deliver bags to the schools in Gilbert.

Thank you for your willingness to help feed hungry kids each year. Click on the button below to sign up to assist with this very important ministry.

We are gathering school supplies for LWR (Lutheran World Relief) neighbors. The list of items is printed below for in store shopping. For those who like to shop online, Amazon links to supplies are also below. Supplies may be brought to the Shalom Room.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES

AT AMAZON

(MOST NEEDED)

GET REGISTERED FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL!

Sunday School registration is OPEN! Click the link below or pick up a physical form outside Bre's office to register your Preschool - 6th grade student! If you have any questions, feel free to contact Bre!

CALLING ALL SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS!

Are you interested in teaching a Sunday School class as a part of a teaching team this year? Follow the link below! We are looking for Preschool - 6th grade teachers! All curriculum and supplies and will be completely ready for you each week. We are so thankful for all of our teachers - join the team this year!

MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL PARENTS

We are gearing up for another great year at GLC! If you have a student in 7-12th grade, please click the link below or pick up a physical form outside Bre's office to get registered for the school year. This form will cover ALL events for the 2026-27 school year. If you have any questions, contact Bre!

Bre will also be reaching out to all Youth Parents with some important information, events, and questions for the year to come via email! So be on the look out for that!

IN OUR PRAYERS, WE REMEMBER . . . 

Deb Barron (friend of Cindy & Jim Clark); Sharon Berryhill; the family and friends of Waldren "Wally" H. Charlson (father of Carole Voss and cousin of Donna Holtan); Jim Clark; Peggy Drennan; the family and friends of Bob Gommel (father of Sharon Popp); Laurie Gommel (sister-in-law of Sharon Popp); Donelle Gull (sister of Denise Henderson); Jef Hadaway; Loleta Hansen (cousin of Barb Licklider); Kyra Harbacheck; Gina Hendrickson (mother of Hillary Eckert); Kathy Henryson; Jordyn Holmes (great-granddaughter of Karen Willson); Rose Houge; Rylie Hunter (granddaughter of Karen Willson); Fred Jensen; Mark Kehrli; Charlotte Keller; Jacob Keller (grandson of Charlotte Keller); Barb Licklider; Larry McHone; Jim Munson (son of Alan Munson); David Nissen; Reed Pattee (cousin of Barb Licklider); Shirley Pattee (aunt of Barb Licklider); the family and friends of Joan Peters (aunt of Margie Scott); Debbie Petersen (cousin of Barb Licklider); Mark Peterson (brother-in-law of Robin Fletcher); Ron Peterson; the family and friends of Gary Pruismann (friend of Margie Scott); Scott Raymond; Kayla Rose (aunt of Rylee Tunyuck); the family and friends of Robert “Bob” John Ruden (father of Karla Ruden); Mike Schultz (father of Marcia Dahlstrom); Finn Andrew Schutt.; Deb Smith (friend of Tammy Tinder); Randy Thompson; Don Twedt; the family and friends of Betty Vannoy (mother of Steve Vannoy); Anne Walden; Monica Wilson (granddaughter of Ellen Wilson); Iola Zimbeck (mother of Peggy Drennan); Helen Zimmerman (mother of Shelley Taylor).

WE OFFER NEW PRAYERS OF . . .

+ blessing for Finn Andrew Schutt. Finn, the son of Andrew Schutt & Lyndi Buckingham-Schutt and the brother of Kai and Mara, will be baptized this coming Sunday at GLC. 

+ comfort for the family and friends of Waldren "Wally" H. Charlson. Wally, the father of Carole Voss and the cousin of Donna Holtan, passed away Tuesday. A visitation and funeral service will be held today at Bethany Lutheran Church in Kensett, Ia. Follow this link for an obituary.

+ comfort for the family and friends of Bob Gommel. Bob, the father of Sharon Popp, passed away August 29. A visitation and funeral service will be held today at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Creston, Il. Follow this link for Bob’s obituary and the poem “They Buried a Farmer Today,” which so beautifully reflects Bob’s legacy of faith, family and the land.

+ comfort for the family and friends of Joan Peters. Joan, the aunt of Margie Scott, passed away last Sunday. A visitation and funeral service will be held today at Asbury Methodist Church in Webster City. Follow this link for an obituary.

+ comfort for the family and friends of Gary Pruismann. Gary, a close friend of Margie Scott, passed away on August 24. A visitation and funeral service were held Tuesday.

+ comfort for the friends of Robert “Bob” John Ruden. Bob, the father of Karla Ruden, passed away Friday. Follow this link for an obituary and service information. 

+ comfort for the family and friends of Betty Vannoy. Betty, the mother of Steve Vannoy, passed away August 1. A Celebration of Life will be held this Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.at The Parlor in Ames (119 Washington Avenue). Follow this link for an obituary.

+  healing for Jim Clark. Jim had hip replacement surgery last Wednesday and returned home on Friday.

+ healing for Don Twedt. Don was hospitalized in Cedar Rapids because of gastrointestinal bleeding. He returned home last Tuesday.