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Human Concerns

Sunday School students fill school bags with supplies before they are sent to Lutheran World Relief.
Sunday School students fill school bags with supplies before they are sent to Lutheran World Relief.

The Human Concerns Committee at St. Stephen the Martyr (SSM) assesses and responds to the human needs of people within our congregation, the greater Milwaukee area and the world. We promote morally responsible legislative advocacy and peacemaking.

Every effort is made to provide those in need with some of the basic requirements for daily living. We are called to help those in need, and we cheerfully do so in Christ’s name.

Here are Some of the Ongoing Projects at SSM

Christmas Gift Giving

Gifts are collected for children and seniors and donated to the Bay View Community Center. There is also a holiday sock and underwear drive for our partner congregation, Unity Lutheran Church, and Divine Intervention/Tippecanoe to provide to the homeless.

Meru Partnership with Mbaaseny Parish in Tanzania  more

SSM has a Tanzanian partner congregation, Mbaaseny, a part of the Meru Diocese. Our relationship includes shared prayers and visits along with monetary support of the congregation. Support is also provided to a secondary school scholarship fund for Mbaaseny. We are a part of the monthly meetings of the Greater Milwaukee Synod’s Meru Partnership Committee.

Mt. Meru Coffee Project   more

This tantalizing, high-quality coffee is sold year-round in our narthex. The sale of the coffee provides God’s love, hope, justice, and fair prices for the farmers who grow this coffee.

Special Offering Envelopes

Special offerings received from Lent, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas services are designated for various outreach programs such as Outreach for Hope, the Meru Diocese, Hunger Task Force Milwaukee, LSS Refugee Services, Good Gifts, Hope House, and others as a need is recognized.

 

Lutheran World Relief School Bags and Kits

The whole congregation gets involved in this wonderful project by donating school supplies, sewing, or filling school bags. Designed to be used like backpacks, the bags are donated to needy children at home and around the world.  The Sunday School children donate their high level of energy to fill the bags with the donated school supplies.

Food Pantry Food Collection

Food is collected at SSM and donated to food pantries in our community such as the Bay View Community Center and Unity Lutheran Church. Monetary donations are always welcome as they allow the pantries to buy more food at bulk prices.

Unity/Faith Santa Fe Partnership

The Human Concerns Committee has played an active role in the formation of a partnership with two churches on Milwaukee's south side, Unity and Faith Santa Fe. Part of the Unity partnership expanded to members of SSM serving monthly meals at Unity’s Soup Kitchen. The soup kitchen at Unity and SantaFe partnership are currently on hold.

Divine Intervention / Tippecanoe

Blankets, sleeping bags, underwear, socks, warm clothing, snacks, and toiletries are collected throughout the year. Tippecanoe Presbyterian Church provides these items to the homeless.  The Warming Room ministry at Tippecanoe has been on hold during the pandemic. There are plans to reopen for the winter of 2022/2023.

Connect With Us

(414) 421-3543

office@ssmelca.org

6101 S 51st St. Greendale, WI

Office Hours
9:00 am to 2:00 pm M-Th
9:00 am to Noon - Fridays

Service Times

Saturday Worship 5:00 p.m.
Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m. (Sept. thru May)

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