Useful, Helpful, and Interesting Links for Lutherans...
ELCA sites
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
Official page. Making Christ known through living faith, official home page provides daily Bible readings and prayers, and more.
www.elca.org/
Congregation Locator
Find an ELCA Church Near You when you are traveling...
www.elca.org/findachurch.html
The Lutheran Magazine
General interest publication of the ELCA. News articles and features, youth sections, letters, bulletin blurbs, subscription and
www.thelutheran.org
....For Women
Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Women's organization of the ELCA.
www.womenoftheelca.org/
Lutheran Woman Today
Lutheran Woman Today, the magazine of Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, offers an exciting mix of articles, theological reflections, devotions, and stories of comfort and challenge that lift up the mission of Women of the ELCA: to mobilize women to act boldly on their faith in Jesus Christ. Each of the 10 issues per year will illuminate the path
you travel as a person of faith and connect you to women both far and near who share a commitment to making God known.
www.lutheranwomantoday.org/
Café: Stirring the Spirit Within
Café is an award-winning Web-based magazine for young women who want to build Community, participate in Advocacy, strengthen Faith, and strive toward Enlightenment (CAFE!). It incorporates a Lutheran perspective for women of Christian faith or simply for any woman who is interested in how faith can relate to the issues that women face today.
www.boldcafe.org/
...For Youth
The Young Lutheran
THE place for Lutheran Youth and Young Adults on the web. Explore, connect, have fun! Shout Out! We're all on this journey together with other ELCA youth. The Lutheran magazine relaunched its companion Web site for youth, The Young Lutheran. The site is intended for youth college-age or younger. "It will be updated monthly and offers the "Hot Seat" (a Bible quiz that shows those who take it their results as compared to other quiz-takers that month), a bulletin-board-type feature that offers a new topic each month that users can "Shout Out" about, a discussion board where youth can connect with one another, and a guest column from a different young person each month."
www.theyounglutheran.org/
ELCA Lutheran Youth Organization (LYO) Web Site
Mission: Empowering the youth of the ELCA to grow in faith, act as disciples, and lift their voice(s) in service to the world.
www.elca.org/lyo
...For Kids
Davey and Goliath -
Still fun for children. Learn about Davey and Goliath; who they are and why it is important to bring the faith-based messages communicated through these characters to children and their parents in the 21st century. Download Coloring Pages for children and church use. Davey and Goliath is the popular stop motion animation program for children produced by the Lutheran church and shown on commercial television in the 1960s.
www.daveyandgoliath.org/
The Little Lutheran magazine was developed for toddlers 6 and younger to help them learn about God's love for them and the world in which they live. We want them to know Jesus as
friend and savior too.
www.thelittlelutheran.org/little/
Local / Regional Lutheran Sites...
Southeast Michigan Synod
www.metrodetroitelca.org/
South East Michigan Women of the ELCA
www.semi-welca.org/
Lutheran Social Services of Michigan
Services We Provide: Children and Families, Housing & Shelter, Persons with Disabilities,
Senior Services.
www.lssm.org
Samaritan Counseling Center of Southeastern Michigan
Providing professional therapeutic counseling and educational service to all God's people seeking wholeness through emotional and spiritual growth. Programs include: premarital counseling, educational opportunities, vocational concerns, divorce and rebuilding, professional training as well as a lay caregivers workshop series, in Farmington Hills, MI. 248-474-4701
www.samaritancounselingmichigan.com
Trinity Lutheran Seminary Home Page
Trinity Lutheran Seminary is one of eight theological schools of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), educating students for leadership in God's work. Includes academic and student life information, contacts, programs, faculty, alumni contacts, and events.
www.trinitylutheranseminary.edu/
Living Waters Ministries
Our mission is to provide ELCA ministries and its partners in the lower peninsula of Michigan excellent camping, retreat, and conference opportunities. This mission occurs in environments designed to awaken, renew, sustain, and strengthen relationships with Christ and each other, centered in God's abundant grace. Michi-Lu-Ca Camp and Conference Center and Stony Lake Lutheran Camp. Outdoor and Retreat Ministries in Michigan
http://www.elcalivingwater.com/
VIA DE CRISTO
For the development of Christian Leaders. The purpose and intent is to provide a means whereby each of us can become increasingly equipped with the power of God's grace to be an effective servant in the body of Christ.
www.gnvdc.org
Other Lutheran Sites...
Daily Devotions
From Pastor Kerry Nelson, Covenant Lutheran Church Houston, TX. Read online when you like. Also, you may subscribe for daily devotions delivered daily by email at this site.
www.revkerry.wordpress.com/
Old Lutheran
The Center for Lutheran Pride! - but not too proud ... Home of Good Lutheran Fun! Featuring Lutheran t-shirts, Lutheran Tidbit of the Day, tidbits, sweatshirts, coffee mugs, Ole & Lena ...
www.oldlutheran.com
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Formerly Aid Association for Lutherans/Lutheran Brotherhood (AAL/LB), Thrivent is a leading fraternal benefit society. Services include providing insurance protection and opportunities for members to help themselves...
www.thrivent.com/
Lutheran Marriage Encounter
International Lutheran Marriage Encounter. Take a weekend and invest in your relationship. Information and description of encounter weekends, plus resources and links for couples.
www.ilme.org
Wikipedia ELCA article.
Highlights the differences between the ELCA & LCMS-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELCA
Agnus Day: the Lectionary Comic
Cartoon based on weekly readings from the Lutheran three year cycle.
www.agnusday.org/
Lutheran World Federation
Communion whose headquarters are located in Geneva, representing the majority of Lutheran Christians
www.lutheranworld.org/
Association of Lutheran Church Musicians
Dedicated to strengthening the proclamation of the Gospel through music and the practice of worship among Lutherans in North America.
www.alcm.org
Lutheran Roots Genealogy Exchange
Trace family roots, history, genealogy, parenting, traveling and care giving info. Includes chat line.
www.lutheransonline.com/lutheransonline/genealogy/index.phtml
