To Save One Life Gathering
A Ready-to-Host Event for Faith Communities
When Ron Wolfson set out to donate a kidney to his wife, Susie, he wasn’t a match. Through kidney paired donation, he gave anyway. His kidney went to a recipient he’d never met, and Susie received the kidney she needed. That is the hopeful truth at the heart of this campaign: a willing living donor who isn’t a match can still save a life. Nearly 95,000 people are waiting for a kidney today. Your congregation can help.
The To Save One Life Gathering is a complete, ready-to-host program — films, talking points, discussion guides, sermon outlines, everything down to the sign-up cards. You don’t need any medical background to lead it. Kidney donation is a big ask; our ask of you is doable. Your time commitment is small. The impact is not.
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Mobilizing for Everyone
For congregations ready to learn and act before anyone is in crisis, we offer two options for a 60-minute program of story, learning, and conversation — for ten people in a fellowship room or 150 in the sanctuary, on a weeknight or alongside worship.
We recommend starting close to home: someone in your congregation may already be a living kidney donor or recipient. Find them — they may be your best storyteller and your natural point person. -
Mobilizing for a Member of Your Community
For the congregation whose moment has come: someone your community loves needs a kidney.
See how one congregation supported members of their community and offered an invitation toward living-donor screening without pressure of any kind. No one is ever asked to raise a hand, and choosing not to step forward is a faithful choice too.
One campaign, across every boundary
“The goal of the To Save One Life campaign — to help end the kidney shortage and save thousands of lives one at a time — transcends the boundaries of religion, race, politics, and geography. Whatever our beliefs, saving one life not only saves the recipient’s life but our community’s souls as well. Let us use this campaign to bridge these divides and come together to make our world a better place.”