One of Jessi Lindquist’s lasting memories of growing up at Trinity is simple one: watching her mom, Cheryl Nikko, listen to a sermon, her head tilted slightly to the side, completely attentive. “You’re learning your faith by watching the people around you,” Jessi says. Today, her son Ben is growing in that same community, surrounded by people who have helped their family’s faith take root.

Those roots reach back more than 50 years. All three of her children were baptized at Trinity and grew through Sunday school and confirmation. She is grateful for the pastors and staff who helped shape their lives, and for the opportunity to share this church home with her daughter’s family. Until Cheryl’s mother died two years ago at age 97, four generations shared in that life together. Her influence continues: the great-grandmother who taught Jessi the commandments also taught them to her children.

Jessi’s memories stretch from Christmas programs and youth mission trips to teaching Vacation Bible School, first as a young person and later as a parent. Yet she returned with her own family, even this familiar place could feel different. New faces didn’t know her history. A warm welcome from Stacy helped bridge that gap, making Jessi, her husband and their children feel belonged. It renewed something Jessi had experienced growing up: there was always someone looking out for her.

Now Ben describes Trinity as a “home away from home.” He knows the pastors and staff, sees his grandma, and worships alongside friends and their families. VBS has become a highlight of his summers. When helping with VBS meant missing a week of high school practices, he chose to be at Trinity. What began with his mom signing him up had become something he valued for himself.

That sense of belonging also reaches beyond the church doors. Ben says worship leaves him feeling more grateful and aware of his blessings. He has taken bags of supplies from Trinity to share with people experiencing homelessness along the route to his haircut—an opportunity to help that he now looks forward to.

For Jessi, that connection between faith and service began with opportunities Trinity offered her as a young person. Volunteering became part of who she was, continuing into college and beyond. Remembering the people who helped shape her faith, she says, “I want to be a gift to others.”

This is what generosity helps nurture: a child who feels at home, a family welcomed, a young person discovering the joy of serving. Through gifts of time, care and financial support, you help sustain a community where faith takes root—and where gratitude grows into love shared with others.