Events
Chicken Dinner Fundraiser
Fundraiser for youth ministries, and an easy meal for your home!
Assist with Story Time
Sign up for 2 dates when you can accompany the group with the Pastor to the Choir Room.
Sunshine Team
Meeting 1st Thur of every month at 9:30am, to help with odd jobs around First.
Spring Nosh with Neighbors: City Employees
Help provide a lunch to the city staff of our hometown, Onalaska.
Parents' Night Out
An evening of fun for elementary kids and younger, and a relaxing night for the parent(s)!
All-Ages Service Trip @ Duluth, MN
Serving in Duluth, MN, from July 8–12, for ALL AGES!
Middle School Service Trip @ Milwaukee
Serving in Milwaukee, from July 12–17, for youth currently in grades 6–8
High School Service Trip @ Hazlet, NJ
Serving in Hazelt, NJ, from July 19–25, for youth currently in grades 9–12.
Vacation Bible School
Plan ahead to be here for Vacation Bible School this summer!
Knitters & Prayer Shawls
Gathering together for fellowship and to create prayer shawls.
First Teen Clothes Closet Open Shopping
Help with our First Teen Clothes Closet open shopping on Monday nights!
Volunteer Work Weekend for Spring @ First
Great opportunity to make First look nice!
RESCHEDULED: Palm Sunday Breakfast Fundraiser
Between services enjoy a Palm Sun breakfast, a fundraiser for youth participating in summer ministries.
Christmas Caroling
Hop on a bus and take a ride around Onalaska to visit and carol to those who need extra Christmas cheer!
Christmas Giving Tree Gifts Due
Please return gifts for the Christmas Giving Tree by this date.
Onalaska Community Thanksgiving Dinner @ The Armory
Enjoy a meal, and/or help serve, 11am–2pm on Thanksgiving Day, at the Armory. Go to www.octd.org to volunteer!
Baskets of Belonging Ingathering
On Wednesday, Nov 19, from 2-6, churches from across La Crosse county will be bringing the items they have been collecting for the past six weeks, for those who will be newly housed, to Trinity Lutheran Church on the Northside. We could use your help! This is going to be a big task and so I am asking folks from our congregation to help out as they can. If you would like to help out, you can meet me here at First at 3:15 and drive us over (leaving there around 5:00 or so) or you can go directly to Trinity when it works for you. This is a great volunteer opportunity for those of you looking for volunteer hours for NHS.
There will also be help needed on Thursday to help organize everything, but when that is happening I don't have all the details. Email or text Pastor Karyn if this interests you (608.433.6002).
If you plan on helping on Wednesday and need a ride, let me know.
Thanks for all the ways you make our community better!
Questions? Connect with karyn@firstlu.org.
Middle School Service Trip Info Meeting
Learn more about the 2026 Middle School service trip to Milwaukee.
Fall Festival
It’s time to fill our parking lot with trunks full of treats for neighborhood kids!
Volunteer Work Weekend for Fall @ First
Great opportunity to make First look nice!
High School Service Trip Info Meeting
Learn more about the 2026 High School service trip to New Jersey.
Baskets of Belonging
Baskets of Belonging is part of the coordinated approach to support people leaving homelessness by surrounding them with circles of care. The drive, taking place now through Nov. 16, is hosted by the Pathways Home Faith Action team in partnership with the La Crosse County and City of La Crosse's Pathways Home plan to address homelessness. First Lutheran is asked to collect 30–40 of each item listed below.
Sets of 4 glasses
Silverware sets (spoons, forks, table knives)
In addition, the drive is asking every congregation to consider donating a few higher price items: cutting knife sets, pots/pans, mixing bowls, and towel sets. All items should be new or like-new.
Questions? Connect with karyn@firstlu.org.
Faith Webs Opens to Supporters
The opportunities are endless & God shows up in big ways when people choose to connect & support one another.
Parents' Night Out @ Sugar Creek
An evening of fun for elementary kids and younger, and a relaxing night for the parent(s)!
All-Ages Service Trip Info Meeting
Learn more about the 2026 All-Ages service trip to Duluth.
Fall Nosh with Neighbors: Pertzsch, Preschool & Headstart
Help provide a lunch to the staff of Pertzsch, First Preschool and UMC Head Start as they kick-off a new school year.
Northside Neighborhood Block Party @ Trinity
Come celebrate community & join in the fun at the Northside Neighborhood Block Party!
Volunteer Appreciation Picnic
Celebrating everyone at First who helps bring Faith Alive!
Shoe Drive
Purchase new athletic shoes for First Teen Clothes Closet, so youth have nice shoes for the start of school.
High School Camp Prep @ Sugar Creek
High schoolers head to Sugar Creek to help get camp ready for summer campers!
Young Youth Earth Day
Grades K–5 gathering on Earth Day to create recycled bird feeders!
Justice & Peace Stations of the Cross
Join with others from the community for this prayer walk, Good Friday, 10am
Choir Practice for Thanksgiving Eve @ First
Be a part of this special group choir with Onalaska United Methodist.
Coulee Region Hunger Walk / Run / Bike
A relaxed 5K that raises money for local non-profits fighting hunger in our area.
