Category GMS Stories

22 Feb

How Sabbatical Renewed a Pastor’s Passion for Ministry

"In the fall of 2022, the demands of COVID and a renovation project in our congregation began to take their toll on me... If I did not walk away immediately, I was going to walk away from everything."

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3 Dec

Strong Babies Baby Fair

Reformation, Milwaukee and its partner congregations share baby supplies and support with local families at the Strong Babies Fair event. (Story by Outreach for Hope.)

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14 Nov

Community is Home: Indigenous Ministries Meet People’s Needs

In 1990, Brenda Doxtator, an elder in the Milwaukee Indigenous community, was part of a group who “wanted to combine the Lutheran church and Indigenous ceremonies.” From that vision, Lutheran Church of the Great Spirit was planted in Milwaukee. (Story by Living Lutheran.)

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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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2 Feb

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

Hear from ministry leaders at Cross Lutheran Church and Hephatha Lutheran Church who are active in their community both through direct service and advocacy. (Story by ELCA African Descent Ministries.)

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