Local youth group serves Spokane shelters

Local youth group serves Spokane shelters

Emily Vaughn

Six local teens recently visited Spokane with a purpose.

According to Christina Plum, 18, the teens, from the First Lutheran Church youth group were accompanied by Pastor Brad Ulgenes on a mission trip to help out the less fortunate.

"We had talked about doing a service trip in youth group this year," she said.

During the trip, the young adults pitched in and helped out with daily life at the shelters.

"We served food, pulled weeds in community gardens, talked to people, cleaned houses and garages and filled over 200 backpacks with scho...