LCES

The LCES provides spiritual guidance, hope and reconciliation to El Salvadoran people who lack fulfillment of basic needs. Unemployment, malnutrition, lack of basic health care, and violence are daily occurrences for some, with women, senior citizens and children are among those most vulnerable. The church works with allied ministries to provide for basic needs, education and healthcare for many in urban and rural areas.

ELCIN /
ELCRN

Two Lutheran bodies—ELCIN (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia) and ELCRN (Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia)—cooperatively support a Lutheran Seminary in Namibia and each also sustains other educational and economic projects to improve life and livelihood and to meet spiritual needs of the Namibian people.

LCS

Since 1989 LCS, with the assistance of missionaries and financial support from partner churches, has reclaimed most of its pre-World War II properties, reopened numerous Lutheran secondary and elementary schools, established a Lutheran Theological Seminary complex in Bratislava, and begun outreach to the Roma (Gypsy) community.

CFLS

CFLS facilitates personal growth, independence, and integration into a healthy community through a Continuum of Care model for its low-income and homeless clients, regardless of their faith. Its six programs target the root causes of poverty and homelessness and aim to resolve short-term crisis needs, as well as to enable people to achieve permanent economic and social self-sufficiency.

FSF

FSF provides housing and related services to low-income individuals, especially the elderly and handicapped, in the Washington Metro area. More than just a landlord providing shelter and collecting rent, FSF provides a caring staff, a comfortable, secure living environment worthy of being called "home," and special services such as beauty and barber shops, libraries, social halls, recreational facilities, and places for religious expression. Such environments and services enhance the personal freedom, independence, confidence and well-being of its residents.

GSH

GSH, serving the Prince William County (VA) community since 1989, provides permanent supportive housing and support service solutions for persons with chronic low income due to mental or physical disabilities, teenage or single parenthood, HIV AIDS or age. GSH's Shepherd Homes offers affordable supportive housing for chronically mentally ill adults. Grayson Gardens Horticultural Therapy combines the therapeutic nature of gardening with the needs of the developmentally disabled and the chronically mentally ill. And the Housing Partnership Program provides affordable, permanent supportive housing for single head-of-household families who have graduated from area transitional housing programs.

LSS

LSS provides professional social services; assists congregations in identifying and responding to human needs; and advocates for social justice, individual self-sufficiency and the inherent worth of each human being. LSS is well known for its adoption programs, refugee resettlement, foster care, mental health services and emergency services, as well as its innovative Save Haven AIDS camp.

LVC

The LVC is a year-long service program for people 21 and over seeking to unite faith, social justice, community living, and simplicity. Volunteers, matched with non-profit organizations in 10 metro areas across the U.S., work full-time in various positions ranging from direct social services, to political advocacy, community organizing, education, and activism. LVC volunteers strive to grow spiritually by working for social justice, while living together in intentional communities, simplifying their lifestyles, and managing on a minimal stipend.

NLH

To provide for aged persons whose circumstances may require a comfortable residence with board, clothing, employment, medical attention, and other comforts is the mission of the NLH in Rockville, MD, which has provided a home-like environment and a continuum of care for aged members of the Lutheran community for over 100 years.

NSV

Founded by Luther Place Memorial Church (DC), N Street Village empowers homeless and low-income women to claim their highest quality of life by offering a broad spectrum of services and advocacy in an atmosphere of dignity and respect, including day and night shelters, addiction recovery programs, group homes for women living with mental illness, transitional housing, a Wellness Center, and housing for low- and moderate-income individuals and families.

SE Min

SE Ministry, a joint ministry of Church of the Reformation (DC) and the Metropolitan Washington DC Synod, offers an integrated education/sports program for youth, a GED and post-GED education program for women, a program for men to prepare them for employment or to continue their education (AMEN), and a culturally sensitive, traveling vacation Bible school. SE Ministry focuses on the SE quadrant of Washington, DC.

THC

Founded in 1990, THC is a partnership between Christ Lutheran Church (DC) and Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington. With two apartment buildings totaling 27 apartments, THC provides transitional housing and support services for families moving from the streets or shelters to permanent housing and stable independent lives.

MLR/ CFLC

Mar-Lu Ridge (MLR), an outdoor ministry of the ELCA situated in central Maryland's Catoctin Mountains, ministers through its summer camp, retreat and conference center, and other programs throughout the year—providing experiences to change lives, make disciples, build friendships and create Christian communities.

Caroline Furnace Lutheran Camp (CFLC), a year-round ministry of the Metro DC, Virginia, and West Virginia–Western Maryland Synods of the ELCA, provides an intentional Christian community experience where one meets God in God's awesome creation—over 300 acres of central Virginia's hills, streams, ponds and forest. With its summer camp, retreat facilities, trained staff and beautiful environment, Caroline Furnace offers a place to learn and grow with others in faith.