On Thursday May 19th, Light Up the City hosted our Quarterly Gathering at Crossroads Bible Church. The main focus was to present ways to engage the Church into the Foster Care sector alongside several DSHS offices around King County. One avenue of engagement is the Office Moms and Dads Program which is an opportunity for volunteers to support DSHS staff and spend one on one time with children who are going through a traumatic experience. We also heard from representatives from Capitol Hill/ Central District who are working to foster relationships with congregations on the Hill and potentially open a women's shelter this summer. More news about that soon! We look forward to our next Quarte
Light Up The City Quarterly Network Gathering Thursday, May 19, 2016 11:30am—1:30pm Check-in begins at 11:00am Lunch will be provided (donations accepted) Crossroads Bible Church 15815 SE 37th Street Bellevue, WA 98006 Map REGISTER NOW Do you have questions? Get in touch with Dawn — 206.723.0767 or dstenberg@ugm.org. God is stirring the hearts of His people Over 10,000 Washington children will spend time in foster care this year. God is stirring the hearts of His people to welcome these children and youth into forever homes. As the Church, we have the opportunity to come alongside and support children, families (biological, foster & adoptive), and the DSHS Children's Administration sta
Last month we launched our new website which has some pretty cool features. So let's take a spin and get to know the new website. Our intention with this site is to equip, encourage and inform the LUTC network. We will highlight stories from around our region, nationally and globally to spark imagination and see God at work through His Church. So the Blog is pretty front and center on our home page- we want this to drive the narratives of our network. Other ways to present stories can be seen and heard on our media page- videos, podcast and photos will be different avenues to present a wider range of stories. We also want to spotlight events that are happening in your church. Want to co
