Author Greater Milwaukee Synod

7 Sep

Communities Collaborate to Fight Lead Poisoning

Hephatha Lutheran Church is partnering with Holy Cross, Menomonee Falls and several community groups to host cooking classes that help families decrease lead absorption through healthy meals. (Story by Angelica Dudenhoefer.)

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17 Aug

How Hephatha Lutheran Gives Its Members Opportunities to Give and Receive

To some, the 53206 ZIP code is synonymous with issues such as lead poisoning, poverty, violence and mass incarceration. But to the congregants of Hephatha Lutheran Church, their neighborhood is much more. (Story by Milwaukee NNS.)

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14 Aug

A Pastoral Message on Antisemitism

Last weekend, a number of antisemitic flyers were anonymously distributed in Sussex, the most recent in a series of troubling incidents of this nature. I invite pastors, deacons, and leaders across the synod to reach out to their Jewish neighbors to reaffirm our commitment to stand with them whenever hatred and bigotry emerges...

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11 Aug

GMS IN THE NEWS: Bishop Erickson speaks out against Christian nationalism

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19 Jul

Authentic Diversity Audit Synopsis (July 2023)

In May 2022, our Synod Council voted to undertake a synod-wide Authentic Diversity Audit. A new report from Gold Enterprises summarizes the audit findings, and introduces our next step: a […]

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22 Jun

“A Peace of My Mind” Synod-Wide Storytelling Project

At Synod Assembly, we shared a synod-wide photo storytelling project that asks, “When have you felt included or excluded from a group or community?” Now, you can bring the conversation […]

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