We're Faith Lutheran Church, located on the corner E. 1st Ave. and Mangrove in Chico, California, the city of trees. A community reflecting God's love with a place at the table for everyone, we value connection-building, family ministry with families of all makeups and backgrounds, community service, music, and art. Whether you're here to worship with us or you're looking for a community center as a means to meet people or serve your neighbors, we'd love to meet you. Worship, service, groups, and Communion are for everyone.

Join us for worship on Sundays in person or online, pop into a group, or come to an event.

Our congregation believes in serving others. Every month, we host a donation drive which we invite all to participate in -- not just members of our church, but all those in Chico and Butte County who feel compelled to share. We give to a different, local organization each and every month.

MARCH, 2026: BUTTE COUNTY SPECIAL OLYMPICS

Thank you for your donations of home good supplies for Chico State's Black Student Union in February! For the month of March, the Special Olympics of Butte County will be our “Greatest Gift Project”.

Mission: Special Olympics Butte County, SOBC (parent company Special Olympics Northern California) is a volunteer organization providing year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with disabilities. This gives the athletes opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in sharing of skills and friendships. The vision is to provide sports training programs and athletic competition for all athletes within the county. Special Olympics athletes have a variety of sports they can choose from in Butte County such as basketball, swimming, bocce ball, track & field, softball, golf, and bowling.

Why it Matters: Most of the equipment needs are already met by SOBC. When the athletes compete in regional tournaments the volunteers purchase healthy snacks and drinks for the day long tournaments and for the weekend long summer games. This is something we can help with. The competitions take place out of town, last all day and only lunch is provided. With physical activity and warm temperatures, the athletes need healthy snacks and drinks to get them through the day.

How Can You make a Difference: You can help by picking up a few items from the list below on your usual shopping trips. Bring them by our church on Sunday morning or during the week.

Chips variety 1 oz bags

Gatorade 12 oz regular or zero, NO RED

Granola bars not hard and no nuts

Nature's bakery fig, blueberry, raspberry, etc.

Nutri grain bars

Waters

Surprisingly we learned from last year most of the athletes do not like Goldfish! All need to be individually wrapped. No perishable items please. No red dye.

The beauty of this campaign is, a little is a lot! You can choose any items based on your budget and usual grocery trip. Thank you for continuing to support our neighbors!

Items may be dropped off and placed in the manger at the front of the church on Sundays. You may also drop off items anytime during church office hours, Monday-Friday, 10am-12pm / 1pm-4:30pm.