At Lutheran Family Service, we believe it is a privilege to respond to God's calling by reaching out in love to all who need His love and care.

The need in Iowa is great:

	people are lonely;
	families are falling apart and having problems relating to one another;
	people of all ages are struggling with depression, anxiety and grief;
	men, women and children suffer from physical, emotional and sexual abuse;
	children are troubled and confused;
	teens are experiencing unplanned pregnancies;
	childless couples are seeking to adopt as a way to build forever families; and
	church and community groups are looking for ways to uplift and support families and healthy relationships.

Lutheran Family Service of Iowa has been caring for families since 1901, and employs professionally trained pastoral counselors and clinical social workers who are committed to serving Christ through their work with these individuals and families. LFS provides care to all people, regardless of their church affiliation or membership and sets fees based on a sliding scale determined by income and current life situations.

The generous financial and volunteer support of individuals, churches, corporations and foundations makes the ministry of Lutheran Family Service possible by helping to make up the difference between what a family can pay and the cost to provide services. This partnership in mission provides Iowans of all ages the opportunity to find hope, help and healing to better enjoy the life God gives.

Thank you to all of the people and organizations that make this mission and ministry possible!

Volunteers are a very important part of the Lutheran Family Service ministry. Thank you to all of the people who have contributed their time and resources to help promote or raise money for the ministry of LFS. A special thank you goes to Chuck Abrams of VirtualCreative, Inc. and Greg Beaupre of Beau & Arrow Creative Co., both from Minneapolis, for developing brochures, ads, posters and other materials to promote the services provided through LFS. And thanks to Jeremy Isaacs, of DMA Consulting, Chicago for designing and developing this web site.