Mission Partners

Serving Others
The mission of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church is to Share God's Love. We believe that God's love is shared abundantly when God's people are the hands, feet and open arms of Jesus. There are many ways we can Share God's Love through volunteering within the congregation, serving our local neighbors, and reaching out to friends across the globe.
ELCA World Hunger
Holy Trinity works actively to feed the hungry through our partnership with the ELCA Lutheran Hunger Appeal - one of the most efficient and effective hunger organizations in the world.  We support this ministry through the mission support we share with the Southeastern Iowa Synod and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.  Direct gifts are also made.  ELCA World Hunger also provides many of the resources we use to learn and teach about the problems of hunger in the world.
A Helping Hand
"A Helping Hand" is a local initiative to fill special boxes with non-perishable food and personal hygiene items so that people in need can access them easily and anytime. Two “Helping Hand” boxes are located at each end of our south parking lot. Church School kids and families have been leading the effort to keep them filled with help from the HTLC Food Pantry.
If you want to help feed and supply people who are in need, you can sign-up to sponsor a box for a week anytime it fits your schedule. Click here for a shopping list. Simply pick up those items when you next go to the store, and then stop by and fill the box. That is all there is to it.
Ankeny Service Center
The Ankeny Service Center (ASC) coordinates human services and referrals for youth, families and seniors of Ankeny and northern Polk County.  Holy Trinity partners with ASC on programs that address the needs of the local community.
Bread for the World
Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation’s decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. By changing policies, programs, and conditions that allow hunger and poverty to persist, we provide help and opportunity at home and far beyond where we live. ​By making our voices heard in Congress, we make our nation’s laws fairer and more compassionate. We leverage big changes for people in our country and around the world who struggle with hunger.
DMARC
The Des Moines Area Religious Council is an interfaith organization with a core membership of over 125 congregations from five faith traditions. DMARC provides a common means of responding to basic human needs and a context for interfaith dialogue.
Family Promise
Every day families of all shapes and sizes live without something we all likely take for granted: A home. Family Promise of Greater Des Moines is part of a nationwide network of ministries dedicated to not just providing shelter, but solutions to the problem of homelessness, one family at a time. Holy Trinity is a "participating partner" that hosts three homeless families over night for one week about four times each year. The families spend days at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Des Moines where Family Promise resides. Each day they receive training and support so they can move from homelessness to a new life. Each evening a host congregation welcomes the three families and provides space for them to eat, rest and be a family together.
Click here to learn how you can help.
Food Bank of Iowa
The Food Bank of Iowa provides food for Iowa children, families, and seniors to lead full and active lives, strengthening the communities where they live.  The food bank gathers and distributes nutritious food to partner organizations like the Holy Trinity Food Pantry. 
FreeStore
FreeStore provides household items and furniture free of charge to women who are referred by Iowa domestic violence services. Holy Trinity partners with this mission as a small group. Most of the clients are woman who have left abusive situations, and most of the locations are in the Des Moines metro area.  
Habitat for Humanity
Seeking to put God’s love into action, Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity (GDM Habitat) brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope. GDM Habitat is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian ministry founded on the conviction that every person should have a decent, safe and affordable place to live. We are about building with people in need regardless of race or religion. We welcome volunteers and supporters from all backgrounds.  
Holy Trinity Food Pantry
Holy Trinity Food Pantry is open on Tuesdays, 12:00-6:00 pm, offering food to those in need. It is are a choice pantry meaning that guests choose the desired products, with quantities determined by family size. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Guests must live north of I-80 or Meredith Drive, east of highway 141 and south of the northern Polk County border, and guests must provide a valid photo ID with current address. Click here to learn more.
Hope Ministries
Hope Ministries believes in a holistic approach to meeting the needs of homeless men, women and children. They provide both emergency, rescue services and long-term life-recovery programs, meant to help individuals and families break the cycles of homelessness, addiction, abuse and poverty. Holy Trinity has a small group that serves meals at Hope Ministries twice a month.
IMPACT's Thrive Program
IMPACT Community Action Partnership works to eliminate poverty through empowering vulnerable populations, building collaborations, and advocating for social change.
Iowa Youth Homeless Center
Iowa Homeless Youth Centers (IHYC) works to eliminate homelessness among children, youth, and young families in Central Iowa. 
Kids Hope USA
​For over 25 years, Kids Hope USA has provided a proven program through church-school partnerships that train and equip mentors to reach kids in public schools who would benefit from another caring, reliable, 1-on-1 relationship. Mentors, standing alongside teachers and parents, ensure kids that they are not alone. Through the power of relationships, kids build resilience and a brighter future. Holy Trinity is partnered with Northwest Elementary School in Ankeny. Click here to learn more about Kids Hope USA.
Love Lunches
Love Lunches is a program funded by the USDA in part to make sure kids in need have food during the summer break.  Holy Trinity in one of several congregations in Ankeny helping to organize, distribute and provide this ministry to those who hunger.  For rainy days, Holy Trinity is the gathering site for the program.  Want to help?  Contact the church office - info@holytrinityankeny.org 
Luther Park Community
Luther Park Community offers skilled care, assisted living/memory care, and independent living for those 62 or older.
Their mission is to provide quality care for persons now in the aging process, including housing and other related facilities necessary to meet the physical, spiritual, social, and psychological needs of such persons in a manner that supports their continued health, security, happiness, and usefulness and otherwise provide for their well-being in keeping with Biblical and Christian principles.
Lutheran Services in Iowa
Through our partnership with the Southeastern Iowa Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, we support a partnership with LSI - the largest and most comprehensive social service agency in the state of Iowa.  This work includes adoption and foster care services, refugee support, counseling, respite services, resources for the disabled and much more.  Volunteer opportunities and direct financial support are other ways we work with LSI. 
Click here for stories about LSI.
Mosaic
For 100 years, Mosaic has provided life changing, deeply meaningful ministry to persons who struggle with intellectual difficulties. Through out partnership with the Southeastern Iowa Synod of the ELCA, our annual Angel Tree project, direct gifts and volunteer opportunities, we support Mosaic as they do the work of Christ in the world.
Scout Troop 188
In Scouting, boys and girls start with their best right now selves and grow into their very best future selves. It’s fun, hands-on learning and achievement that puts kids in the middle of the action and prepares them for today – and for life. Holy Trinity is the Charter Organization for Troop 188. This partnership fosters a relationship with local youth who are engaged in learning, service, and faith. Click here for more information or to contact troop leaders.