News and Events

March 11, 2024

Plan to Attend – Growing Years Early Learning Center & Kid Stop in Johnstown’s Job Fair!

Do you love spending time with children? This opportunity may be perfect for you and leave you filled with joy and the satisfaction of knowing you made a difference in a child’s...

June 13, 2023

Register Today for ALSM’s Golf Outing

Plans are now underway for the 26th Annual Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries (ALSM) and First Commonwealth Bank James V. Meadows Memorial Golf Outing on Monday, July 31, 2023.  This premier golf event provides a...

December 31, 2022

A New Year’s Message from ALSM’s President & CEO

Greetings! Do you make New Year’s resolutions? Perhaps, you make the generic ones–lose weight, exercise more, save more money, keep in touch more often with family and friends, and on and on....

December 23, 2022

A Christmas Message from ALSM’s President & CEO

Greetings of the season! Some summers ago, in the Diocesan Museum in Cortona, Italy, I had the wonderful opportunity to stand before one of the Annunciations painted by the Renaissance artist Fra...

November 23, 2022

A Thanksgiving Message from ALSM’s President & CEO

As we celebrate the season of Thanksgiving, have you asked yourself for what you are grateful? Obviously, Thanksgiving is the time when we step back and reflect on all the good things...

September 2, 2022

A Labor Day Message from ALSM’s President & CEO

As you all know, next Monday is Labor Day, a day that recognizes the achievements of workers. It is a day of rest as well as the unofficial end of summer. Unfortunately,...

July 1, 2022

A Fourth of July Message from ALSM’s President & CEO

As you know the Fourth of July is an extremely patriotic holiday. We celebrate the independence of our country, the United States of America (USA) with friend and family gatherings, barbecues, parties,...

April 15, 2022

An Easter Message from ALSM’s President & CEO

As we all know, Easter is one of the most important celebrations in the Christian calendar. It is a holiday that celebrates the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. After his crucifixion,...

March 7, 2022

A Message from ALSM’s President & CEO

After careful reflection, Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries, Liberty Lutheran Services, and Garden Spot Communities have decided not to proceed with plans to enter into an affiliation with one another. We have the...

December 23, 2021

A Christmas Message from ALSM’s President & CEO

I recently had the opportunity to participate in a book club discussion on “The Book of Joy” written by Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama. It was an inspiring discussion and brought...