Winter Services 10:00am
Renville County Food Shelf
OSLC supports The Renville County Food Shelf through monetary and food donations. A drop off box is located in the narthex of the church.
Operating hours are between 1:00 and 3:00 PM on Monday and Friday, between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM on Wednesday, and between 5:00 and 7:00 PM on Thursday.
To be eligible to use the pantry: Emergency need, resident of Renville County
* Important: Please call the food pantries to confirm that the hours have not changed. We do our best to provide full information and details, but food pantries often change their hours without notifying us. We do not want you to waste your time visiting a pantry that is not open.
Please contact us directly by phone to donate and/or volunteer.
108 9th St S
Olivia, MN 56277
(320) 523-5339
Santa’s Closet
Each Christmas, OSLC is a gathering point for gifts that will be distributed through Santa’s Closet, a Renville County based program that encourages gifts such as towels, small appliances, socks, pajamas and underwear in addition to toys and traditionally fun items.
Meals on Wheels
Members of OSLC deliver meals in rotation with others in the community. Nutritious meals delivered to shut-ins Monday through Friday/Bird Island, Danube, Fairfax, Franklin, Hector, Morton, Olivia, Renville, Sacred Heart
Olivia, MN
(320) 523-1261
Ecumenical Worship Services
The faith community in Bird Island has a tradition of coming together for community worship. We gather the Wednesday before Thanksgiving as a community. A different church hosts each year. This worship service celebrates the flame lit by God our Father in the hearts of believers and of their communities though they come from many different cultures, peoples and nations spread throughout the earth, in a state of perpetual migration and fresh settlement. Jesus Christ shares the light of faith with us. This faith is “knowledge of the glory of God which shines on the face of Christ”. It is the treasure which Paul evokes in 2 Cor 4: 5-18. Every believer and community of believers shares this treasure and bears witness to it in all its richness and from the frailty of the human condition.
Ice Cream Social
Every summer on the 2nd Thursday in June our church hosts an Ice Cream Social with the proceeds benefiting a community member in need. Hope to see you there!
Vacation Bible School
Vacation Bible School (VBS) is a wonderful opportunity for Our Savior Lutheran Church to proclaim the life-saving story of Jesus to our community, taking a fun, worldly theme and making it Christ-centered. Our Savior Lutheran Church will host a Vacation Bible School for children 3 years old – 5th grade. Watch the calendar for upcoming dates. The school will include Bible lessons, music, crafts, snacks, and games. FREE.
Quilters
Our talented quilters use their hands and hearts to create quilts that warm others both figuratively and literally. Graduating Seniors, members who are ill, Safe Avenues, Project Turnabout are just a few of the people and groups to have received their loving creations.
Fair stand at Renville County Fair
OSLC recently renewed their investment in, and commitment to, the Renville County community by reconstructing the food stand on the Fair Grounds in Bird Island. Each year members, young and old, join forces to provide food for the body and soul.
Friendship Supper
This annual event in December draws hundreds of women to gather, eat, laugh, chat and celebrate God through the entertaining programs presented. Past events have included musical groups, authors and other faith based entertainment.