The Deaconess Community of the ELCA

Welcome Ministry of El Cajon is a community organization based in Chicago, IL that provides support and resources to individuals in need. They offer a range of services aimed at assisting those facing various challenges and hardships. Through their programs and initiatives, Welcome Ministry of El Cajon strives to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for all members of the community. Their focus is on fostering a sense of belonging and offering assistance to those seeking help. Generated from their business information

Lutheran Student Movement is a student led, Christ driven organization active at the local, regional, and national level created to promote the active participation of students in the life and mission of Lutheran Church on their campuses, in their communities, and as individuals. Lutheran Student Movement is a Reconciling in Christ organization. The Lutheran Student Movement affirms that people of all sexual orientations and gender identities share with others the worth that comes from being unique individuals created by God. People of all sexual orientations and gender identities are welcome within the membership of this movement. As members of this movement, people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are expected and encouraged to share in the sacramental and general life of this movement. ( Resolution 2008-4 ) The Lutheran Student Association of America ( LSAA, formed in 1922 ) and many students previously involved with Gamma Delta ( formed in 1928 and sponsored by Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod ) came together in 1969 to create LSM-USA The annual national gathering is held over the New Year's Holiday in different cities across the country. It's a time of fun, spiritual development, and discernment. Internationally LSM-USA has been an associated movement of the World Student Christian Federation since 1922. LSM-USA is diverse in its membership and in the styles of organization that make up the movement on campuses around the country. Joined together in faith, those who make up the movement seek to more clearly understand and advance the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the exploration of social and spiritual concerns.

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a religious organization that resulted from a union of three North American churches, the American Lutheran Church, the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches and the Lutheran Church in America. The three churches merged in 1982, forming a 70-member commission for a New Lutheran Church. The church plan was approved by church conventions in 1986, and the ELCA began operations in 1988. The ELCA is active in youth ministry, Christian education, evangelism, global hunger, and men and women ministry. Collectively, it has more than 10,000 congregations with more than 4 million baptized members. Its Theological and Deaconess Community includes seminary extension centers, colleges and universities, high schools, elementary schools, early childhood programs and social service institutions. The ELCA church-wide office is located in Chicago, Ill.