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hopeseeds ofa newsletter from Outreach for Hopespring 2015 issue 09Cross Lutheran: feeding, providing, healingto spend their Wednesdays joined in ameal and Bible study, and receiving thegifts of the food pantry. There is alsoa Bread of Healing community clinicproviding medical services and dentalcare in the basement of the church.Wednesdays are indeed an importantday.An urgent pleaStarted 150 years ago, CrossLutheran was initially a Germanspeaking church. As the neighborhoodchanged, the church began to integrate.In the mid-1970s, a member of thecongregation, Annie Porter came toCross’ paster at the time, Joe Ellwanger,Servers at the Bread of Healing weekly meal pray together before the work begins.with an urgent plea.Wednesdays are busy days for Cross LutheranShe said, “I see so many people in our neighborhoodChurch. A beautiful brick building at 16th and Walnutscuffling for rent money and food. I think we shouldin Milwaukee, Cross is one of 19 ministries receivingopen a food pantry at Cross.” Ellwanger agreed. (Strengthfinancial support from Outreach for Hope. Many peoplefor the Struggle, pg. 17-18.)come to Cross from different surrounding neighborhoodsThe meal program started with three women cooking
Cross lutheran Churchat home and serving the food at the church, followedby the addition of a Bible study.Since then, the meal program and Bible study havegrown exponentially. On an average week, CrossLutheran feeds 200 people. There are five partnercongregations who take turns preparing and servingthe lunches: Ascension in Waukesha, St. Matthew’s inWauwatosa, Advent in Cedarburg, Christ Our Saviorin Sussex and RiverGlen Christian in Waukesha.By 11:45 the tables are filled with food and peopleeager to engage in the feast and good conversation.With full bellies it is time to be filled with the HolySpirit. Participants make their way up the stairs to thechurch sanctuary for a time of Bible study, reflectionand prayer.The souls that gather are encouraged to voice whoor what needs prayers. There is also a time for theparticipants to share life events. Sometimes the Biblestudy includes special music (occasionally from thecommunity) or an interactive sermon.At 1:30 p.m., ready with food, clothes and eventoiletries, the Food Pantry opens. Food itemsare donated to the Pantry from members of thecongregation and the partner churches. This serviceprovides people with basic essentials to which theymay not otherwise have access.While the Pantry doors stand open until 3 p.m.,there are other doors open to the people who havecome for more than just food. In the Bread of HealingEmpowerment ministry there are two groups – theMen of Faith and the Women of Faith. These groups2 outreachforhope.orgmeet to deal with life’s stresses by building meaningfulcommunity with each other, offering spiritual supportand strengthening self-esteem.Strength and emotional supportA young man from the neighborhood startedcoming to the food pantry occasionally. He had nointention of joining the Men of Faith group. Oneday he waited with the men who had gathered for thesupport group, not thinking he would benefit from it.But something in the group grabbed his attention.Since that day he has been drug and alcohol freefor four years. He secured a steady job, and stops byoccasionally to update the group on his life. This isjust one of many stories of people gaining strengthand emotional support from the group.The groups and the ministry at Cross Lutheranprovide a safe community to those who may not haveexperienced healthy community. Many participantshave gone through difficult life struggles, grown upin terrible environments or have had no one in theirlife to encourage them. This is where Cross Lutheranprovides strength. A regular guest of the church said,“Lives are being changed. People are being deliveredfrom addictions and hope is being restored.”Cross Lutheran tries to be a ministry that tellseveryone they are valued. Those weighed down by amistake are assured their life is not that mistake. Nomatter who in their life may view them as a failure,God does not. God believes in them. And so doesCross Lutheran Church.By Sarah Christiaansen, Synod CommunicatorParish Nurse, Linda Radder, leading the Women of Faith group.
Pioneering spirit exhibited by ministriesDirector’s Note“You are thepioneers of theeepi·o·nchurch! You employnoun p thatn up the imagination,uorgs opeon orA persates or helpought orinspiration andnorigi line of th method.wwresourcefulnesseea n ity or a n ary)activ Webster Dictionneeded to carrym(Miriaout ministryand lead theway for the 21stcentury church.” That’sthe message I shared with a group ofgathered leaders, each from a congregationreceiving support due to your gifts to Outreachfor Hope.erPioner \ˌpī-ə-ˈnir\Yes, that creativity is perhaps present inorder to survive in communities faced with thechallenges of poverty, which include strugglingschools, unemployment, racism and highincarceration rates. But it is also the resultof a belief that we in the Christian faith havelife-giving hope to impart for those who arechallenged with economic, health, and spiritualtests; God is at work bringing transformationthrough the Church.A variety of pioneering endeavorsHere is just a sampling of how thecongregations and ministries receivingOutreach for Hope funding are pioneeringministry for their communities and for thegreater church:Spirit of Peace, Milwaukee isrefurbishing the lower level of its building intoa 32 bed Urban Retreat Center, designed towelcome confirmation, youth, and adult groupsto experience ministry in an urban settingCross, Hephatha, and ReformationChurches in Milwaukee together areexploring the establishment of a newcongregation within the prison walls of FelmersO. Chaney Correctional Center.Reformation, Milwaukee was weigheddown with a large building in need of significantrepairs and improved accessibility. They bravelysold their church building at 2201 N. 35th tofind a smaller building to more effectively be awitness in their neighborhood.All Peoples, Milwaukee recently steppedinto the worship space of Florist AvenueChurch to plant ‘Seeds’ for a new worshippingcommunity and style, which includes gospel,hip hop, testimony and spoken word.ELCA Outreach Center, Kenoshatook a leap of faith from a church basement tobuying a much larger and more visible formercredit union branch building to better serve thecommunity. (see story on p. 7)Your gifts are investing in the futureYour gifts to Outreach for Hope supportthat pioneer spirit as an investment for thefuture of God’s church throughout the GreaterMilwaukee Synod.Outreach for Hopecongregations are constantly learning how to:be more creative in developing support thatwill sustain the churchrenew buildings from liabilities to assets, inorder to enhance ministry to the communityteam up with businesses, residents, andgovernment leaders to allow accomplishmentsto expand by working togethergrow relationships between peoplefrom a wide variety of economic and racialbackgrounds, and help discover the gifts thateach brings to ministrydevelop leaders for the church throughcreative youth and inter-generational ministryYour gifts make you part of that pioneeringspirit which is crucial to the future of the church.Your generosity will help the 19 ministries thatreceive funding from Outreach for Hope to bea blessing to the whole Church, which meansyou will be blessed as well!Thank you for your generous gifts throughoutthe year.The Rev. Jim BickelExecutive Director,Outreach for Hopei nv e stin outreachfor hopeministrieswith a gifttodayMail to:Outreach forHope1212 S.Layton Blvd.Milwaukee, WI53215Donate online:outreachforhope.orgClick “Donate Now”Please callour office,414-671-1212to learn more.Thank you.2014 FinancialStatementAvailableWe are pleasedto share theOutreach forHope, end-ofyear financialstatement withanyone who maywish to receiveit.Contact Rev.Jim Bickel atjim.bickel@milwaukeesynod.org or call414-671-1212outreachforhope.org 3
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providing medical services and dental care in the basement of the church. Wednesdays are indeed an important day. An urgent plea Started 150 years ago, Cross . Lutheran was initially a German-speaking church. As the neighborhood changed, the church began to integrate. In the mid-19
