Do justice, love kindness.
"I just want to say thank you so much for the support you give the residents at HRCC. Thank you so much for brightening our days here at HRCC. It feels so nice to have people care."
Female resident
Heart River Correctional Center
August, 2022
"These people — these incredible, loving, awesome, wonderful, caring people started out as strangers — and have turned into nothing less than family."
Young adult
Bridges of Hope
November, 2020
Our Partners
We give thanks for the partners who help us in our mission.
Ministry on the Margins is a volunteer-based ecumenical ministry committed to supporting those who fall through the cracks during times of transition. They offer hospitality and coffee, a food pantry, prison-to-society support, an ecumenical Christian worship service, and many other ministries every week. It was founded by Sister Kathleen Atkinson, OSB, a Benedictine Sister from Annunciation Monastery in Bismarck, ND. As part of our Heart River Bridges of Hope ministry, Heart River Lutheran Church maintains office space at Ministry on the Margins.
The Western North Dakota (WND) Synod of the ELCA supports Heart River as a campus ministry. Many congregations in the Synod, as well as the Eastern North Dakota Synod plus many more congregations and individuals are also important supporters, regardless of denomination. So many give generously of their time, talent, prayers, monetary resources and more.
Thank you for your faithful walk with us and with all who live on the margins.