Really Good Links
ELCA Churchwide
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (www.elca.org)
- News and Events at ELCA (www.elca.org/newsevents.html)
- ELCA Communications (www.elca.org/communication)
- Daily Prayers at ELCA (www.elca.org/scriptlib/co/prayer/pvsprayerdisplay.asp)
- The Lutheran magazine (www.thelutheran.org)
- The Young Lutheran (www.theyounglutheran.org)
- ELCA Colleges and Universities (www.elca.org/colleges)
- Grace Matters Radio Program (www.gracematters.org)
- Lutheran Men in Mission (www.elca.org/lmm)
- Women of the ELCA (www.womenoftheelca.org)
Local Resources
- Greater Milwaukee Synod (www.milwaukeesynod.org)
- Crossways Camping Ministries (www.crosswayscamps.org)
- Lutheran Social Services (www.lsswis.org)
Global Outreach
- Lutheran World Relief (www.lwr.org)
- Lutheran Disaster Response (www.ldr.org)
- Stand with Africa Campaign (www.standwithafrica.org)
- ELCA Global Mission (www.elca.org/globalmission)
- Heifer Project International (www.heifer.org)
- Bread for the World (www.bread.org)
Local Outreach
- Family Promise, PO Box 438, Slinger, WI 53086, 262.644.8900 (www.familypromisewc.org) familyprom.washco@gmail.com
- Family Center of Washington County, 1113 W. Washington St., West Bend, WI 53095, 262.338.9461 (www.wcfamilycenter.org)
- Full Shelf Food Pantry, Inc, 231 Municipal Drive, West Bend, WI, 262. 335.0685
- Habitat for Humanity of Washington County (www.blitzbuild.com)
- Interfaith Caregivers of Washington County,P.O. Box 344, Germantown, WI, 262.250.0833 (interfaithwashco@yahoo.com)
- Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Washington County, 414.334.7896 (www.bbbswashco.org)
Other Resources
- ChristianBook.com is a discount bookstore which Pastor Paul frequents! (www.Christianbook.com)
- SERRV International offers fair trade handcrafts and foods from around the world (www.agreatergift.org)
- The Old Lutheran is the place to find Martin Luther bobbleheads, Lutheran apparel, and hilarious gifts and books (www.oldlutheran.org)
- ELCA's online bookstore (www.augsburgfortress.org)
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (www.thrivent.com)
Special Links for Alternative Christmas Gift-giving
- www.elca.org/gifts
- www.lwr.org
- www.buynothingchristmas.org/alternatives/index.html
- www.simpleliving.net/main/item.asp?itemid=1333
- www.foodforthepoor.org
