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Caregiving Ministries
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CorpCare Distributions is a Milwaukee-based non-profit organization that receives new clothing and household supplies from local and national retailers for distribution to people in need. The CorpCare warehouse is located at 801 S. 60th Street. Volunteers are needed to assist in sorting, processing, and preparing clothes for shipment to the families that need them. CorpCare is dedicated to fulfilling the Gospel injunction, “The man with two tunics should share with him who has none and the man who has food should do the same.” Join others in reaching out to families who really need help. It will be a fulfilling experience for all involved. Contact Ron Schmeling for more information. |
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Caregiving Ministries
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Immanuel ministries are invited to engage in community service by collecting food for two local food pantries. Church secretary Kim Graf will assist ministries with publicity for their food drive and with arrangements for food distribution. The group may choose to transport food to Hope Lutheran Church’s pantry, or Walther Memorial will pick food up from Immanuel and take it to their pantry. Contact Kim Graf for more information. |
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Caregiving Ministries
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A Place of Refuge Ministries of South Wisconsin, Inc. enables people associated with the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod in the greater Milwaukee area to attempt to meet the spiritual, physical, and emotional needs of pregnant women and their unborn children. Ministers at APOR assure women in crisis pregnancies that giving their unborn child the gift of life is an option, and provide friendship and assistance throughout the pregnancy and beyond. There are numerous ways for individuals to participate and training is provided by the staff at APOR. Contact Robert Schweiger or Trish Kagerbauer, Development Director at APOR. |
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Caregiving Ministries
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The Immanuel Lutheran Church Quilters, a support ministry of Women in Ministry, is an all-women’s group whose goal is to give comfort to individuals who are suffering and their families. They meet on 1st and 3rd (and sometimes 5th) Wednesdays during the months of Sept. – Nov. and Jan. – May, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Fellowship Hall. Once quilts have been constructed and sewn, the quilters attach a card to identify Immanuel as well as a Bible verse for the recipient’s encouragement. Quilts are then taken to recipients at Joy House, the Milwaukee Rescue Mission, Froedtert Hospital, and the Salvation Army. Contact Fritzy Eggold for more information. |
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Caregiving Ministries
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Immanuel members work in collaboration with Lutheran Social Services to sponsor refugee families from around the world. Thus far, the Refugee Co-Sponsorship Committee has looked after refugees from Iran, Somalia, and Burma (Myanmar). This involves assistance with housing, jobs, and transportation as families settle in the United States. LSS is currently looking for ministers to care for arriving Burmese refugee families. Contact Susan Klagmann or Lutheran Social Services for more information. |
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Caregiving Ministries
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Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a faith-based membership organization called to improve the quality of life of its members, their families, and their communities by providing unparalleled solutions that focus on financial security, wellness, and caring for others. |
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Butler Square Bible Study |
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Christian Education
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Once a month, from September through May, Pastor Schneider leads a Bible Discussion with the residents of Butler Square Apartments in Butler. This group meets from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on the second Thursday of each month, and covers topics suggested by the participants. Contact Pastor Schneider for more information,
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French Speaking African Immigrant Work |
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Christian Education
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Immanuel is supporting Pastor Kasongo Gui Kabeo, a pastor of French Speaking African Immigrants that meets on Sunday evenings at Benediction Lutheran Church, Milwaukee. We are supporting Pastor Gui as he receives theological training to become an ordained pastor. The annual budget supports 1/3 of this cost, a grant supports another 1/3, and the rest must be raised in special mission offerings. Contributions can be specifically designated for this ministry on a check or offering placed in the offering plate, or brought/mailed to the office. Contact Pastor Schneider for more information, |
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Christian Education
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The Giving Plus Program provides a positive way to help fund educational ministries in the church. Matching funds and gifts are presently designated to supply financial assistance to students. Individuals may always designate where they would want their gift and match to go. To participate in The Giving Plus Program, individuals must be 16 years or older and benefit members of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, or must own Thrivent Mutual Funds accounts and/or Thrivent Life Insurance Company products. Thrivent Financial will add $1 for every $2 contributed to Immanuel Lutheran School, up to a maximum supplement of $300 per year. Individual donations can be for any amount, up to $600 for each organization. Individuals can donate to two different eligible organizations each year. Individuals can donate whenever they like (monthly, quarterly, etc.). Forms are available in the church/school office. Give completed form and gift to Don Rohde or Jeanne Brusseau. |
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Christian Education
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Lutherans For Life is neither a church body nor a denomination but a voluntary organization of pro-life, pro-family individuals whose mission is to witness to the sanctity of human life through education based on the Word of God. Lutherans For Life promotes the sanctity of life by providing free resource materials (i.e. DVDs, books, exhibits, brochures, etc.) for a variety of topics, including abortion, infanticide, chastity, post-abortion, and euthanasia. The Milwaukee metro area chapter, called Exodus XX, holds general meetings at area churches twice a year, usually on a Sunday, from 2 to 4 p.m. Contact Robert Schweiger for more information. |
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Serving Ministries
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Blessed Again Resale collects used clothing and household items in good condition. These items are then sold, with the profits going to support the work of A Place of Refuge (see above entry). Blessed Again Resale is located at 7624 W. Hampton Ave., Milwaukee. For information about donating or buying goods, or serving as a store worker, contact Robert Schweiger, or call Dawn Stege at Blessed Again Resale. |
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Christmas Mission Community Dinner |
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Serving Ministries
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The Christmas Mission Community Dinner ministers serve a Christmas meal to members of Walther Memorial and the surrounding community. Ministers also bestow a Christmas present on children in attendance. Donations of food and monies from Immanuel members are needed to serve this Christmas Mission Community Dinner to those in attendance. On average, the participants in this ministry have served 200 people and have given out more than 100 gifts to the children in attendance. Ministers meet twice a year to go over details. Contact Judy Reich, Terry Krueger, Gayle McClellan-Johnson, or Matthew Barton. |
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Milwaukee Rescue Mission Service |
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Serving Ministries
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Immanuel members in 8th grade and beyond are invited to serve a meal at the Milwaukee Rescue Mission once a month on a Saturday from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Ministers may bring a dessert to pass, if they wish. Ministers meet at Immanuel and carpool to the Rescue Mission, where they serve food (no clean-up nor cooking on site is required). Contact Andy Halstead for more information. |
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Serving Ministries
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Immanuel provides packets at the Information Center that invite new neighbors to services and to activities and organizations in which they may wish to participate. If you know someone who recently moved to the area, feel free to pick one up for them. To help with compiling and distributing these packets, contact Fred Eggold. |
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Sports Ministries
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One of Immanuel’s ChristCare groups, led by Carole and Elaine Schmeda, invites the congregation to join them for Wheeling For Healing, an annual bike ride that benefits the Community Memorial Hospital Cancer Treatment Center. The ride usually takes place in August and the route is through Menomonee Falls. Contact Carole or Elaine Schmeda for more information. |
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Youth Ministries
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Immanuel Lutheran Church belongs to the Lutheran High School Association of Greater Milwaukee. The Association has three campuses. Approximately fifty students from Immanuel receive Christian education at the secondary level. Contact Pastor Schneider for more information. |
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Community Engagement 
