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    Faith5 Workshop: Holding Families Together

    Learn from Dr. Rich Melheim with Faith Inkubators as he shares his passion about getting parents involved directly in the faith lives of their own children!

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  • Woven together: a retreat for women in ministry

    Woven Together: retreat for women working in ministry

    Registration is now open!

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    Love>Hate: Be an Ally

    Join other high school youth from around the Greater Milwaukee Synod as we worship together and learn how to be an ally for our LGBTQ friends and neighbors.

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    Meru hunger appeal

    Hunger relief is needed from our partners in the Diocese of Meru. Here’s how you can help!

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    Synod calendar of events – 2013

    A handy, one sheet calendar of events of the synod for 2013. Download it here.

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    Photos & audio from the anniversary celebration of MLK’s Letter from Birmingham Jail

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Welcome to the Greater Milwaukee Synod

Ignited by God’s Love, Burning for Justice, We Embrace the World.

The Greater Milwaukee Synod is a community of 131 congregations, 91,000 baptized members in Southeastern Wisconsin and part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Read more »

Latest News:

Will Our Children Be Generous?
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When my husband, Jay and I were young parents, we taught our two daughters what our parents taught us:  to be generous givers; those who share …

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Photos & audio from the anniversary celebration of MLK’s Letter from Birmingham Jail
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Thanks to everyone who made the synod-wide dinner, worship and anniversary celebration of MLK’s Letter from Birmingham Jail last month a huge success! Here are some …

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Is THAT in the Bible?
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According to a recent issue of Harper’s Magazine, “Three quarters of Americans believe the Bible teaches ‘God helps those who help themselves.’ That is, three out …

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A Boston Reflection
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I wrote this in response to the Boston Marathon bombings and the Synod’s service commemorating the 50th anniversary Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from the Birmingham Jail.”

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Additional Synod Council Opening for Nominations

Due to a pending resignation, the synod council at large position for a lay male is open for nominations. This partial term will run from Synod …

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Synod office:

Greater Milwaukee Synod
1212 S. Layton Blvd.
Milwaukee, WI 53215
Hours: Mon-Thurs 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
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