LCRA awards $25,000 grant for new playground equipment in Burleson County

 

New equipment will replace outdated apparatus at Elizabeth Lutheran Church grounds

June 4, 2026

Key Takeaways

  • LCRA awards a $25,000 grant to Elizabeth Lutheran Church for new playground equipment, picnic tables and shade at its community playground.
  • The new equipment will provide a safe and fun play space for area children.
  • The grant is one of 41 being awarded through LCRA’s Community Grants program through June. LCRA will accept applications in July for the next round of grants.

LCRA representatives present a $25,000 grant to the Elizabeth Lutheran Church for new playground equipment. The grant is part of LCRA’s Community Grants program. Pictured, from left to right, are: Mike Cook, church member; Cody Novosad, church Council Member president; Joni Cook and Meagan Suehs, playground committee members; Margaret D. “Meg” Voelter, LCRA Board member; Blair Groce and Brittany McManus, playground committee members; Melissa K. Blanding, LCRA Board member; and Kate Ramzinski, LCRA Regional Affairs representative.

BURLESON COUNTY, Texas – Elizabeth Lutheran Church soon will upgrade its aging playground equipment to provide a safe, fun place for area children to play, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority.

The LCRA Community Grant, along with $23,979 in matching funds from the church, will improve the current conditions of the playground by providing new playground equipment, a basketball area, picnic tables, benches and shade structures.

“We can’t currently host events at the playground as it stands,” said Joni Cook, playground committee member. “What we currently have is very minimal, and it’s so old. The wood is chipping and the seats of the swings are near to giving out. We have grand visions of this playground being a place where people can host birthday parties and other gatherings.”

The church hosts a monthly food pantry for the public and other community events where an area for children to have a safe place to play would be welcome.

“We saw there was a need for kids in our church and in our larger community to have a new playground, and we’ve been fundraising and working hard to make it happen,” Cook said. “This grant is helping our dream come to fruition, and it really warms my heart. We are so grateful to LCRA.”

This is one of 41 grants awarded recently through LCRA Community Grants. These grants are awarded twice a year as part of LCRA’s effort to give back to communities in its wholesale electric, water and transmission service areas.

Applications for the next round of grants will be accepted in July. More information is available at www.lcra.org/grants.

Contact Info

Clara Tuma
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About LCRA

The Lower Colorado River Authority serves communities across Texas by managing the lower Colorado River, generating and transmitting wholesale electric power, providing clean water supplies, operating telecommunications infrastructure, and owning parks for outdoor recreation. LCRA delivers power, water and infrastructure that support the region’s growth and quality of life. LCRA and its employees are committed to fulfilling our mission to enhance the quality of life of the Texans we serve through water stewardship, energy and community service. Created by the Texas Legislature in 1934, LCRA receives no state appropriations.