Resource Links
ELCA OFFICES
LOCAL CHURCHES AND MINISTRIES
- Gloria Dei Lutheran Church – Western Olympia
- Good Shepherd Lutheran Church – Eastern Olympia
- Gull Harbor Lutheran Church – Northern Olympia
- Common Bread – Evergreen College Interfaith Ministry
- Living Stones Prison Congregation
- Find an ELCA Congregation
RADIO AND INTERNET MINISTRIES
MAGAZINES
- The Lutheran
- Gather (formerly Lutheran Woman Today)
HELPING OTHERS
- Safi School Project – Tanzania
- Thurston County Food Bank
- Lutheran World Relief
- Olympia Union Gospel Mission
- Crop Walk
- Stephen Ministries
- Head Start – Hawks Prairie, Friendly Grove (formerly Rogers), Others
- Lutheran Community Services
- Thurston County Ministries in Higher Education
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church Clothing Bank – Lacey
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church Emergency Outreach – Lacey
- Habitat for Humanity – South Puget Sound Affiliate
- ELCA World Hunger
- Lutheran Disaster Response
- Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
- Lutheran Volunteer Corps
- Compass Housing Alliance
ADVOCATING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
- Lutheran Public Policy Office – Advocating on behalf of all God’s creation for a just and sustainable world.
- Bread for the World
- ONE Campaign
- Lutheran World Federation
HELPING SELF AND FAMILY
- LifeKeys – “Discover Who You Are”
- Caregiver University – Lutheran Community Services
- Lutheran Counseling Network
- Lutheran Adoption Network
- Youth Issues – ELCA
- Financial Challenges – ELCA
- Family Relations – ELCA
- Physical and Emotional Health – ELCA
- Aging Issues – ELCA
- ELCA Social Issue Statements
HELPING THE EARTH
- Environment – Caring for Creation: Vision, Hope, and Justice - ELCA Statement
- Easy-To-Print Version of above statement
- Environment and Energy – ELCA Advocacy
- Caring for Creation – “Learn about ways to be more environmentally friendly”
- Lutherans Restoring Creation - “Seeking to foster care for God’s good creation”
- Thurston County Solid Waste Program – Recycling, Etc
- LOTT Clean Water Alliance
- Washington Environmental Council
- Environmental Defense Fund
- National Resource Defense Council
- The Nature Conservancy
- National Wildlife Federation
- National Audubon Society
- World Wildlife Fund
- Defenders of Wildlife
- Ocean Conservancy
- African Wildlife Foundation
- American Rivers
- Sierra Club
FELLOWSHIP ACTIVITIES
- Women of the ELCA
- Southwest Washington Synod Women of the ELCA
- Prayer Shawl Ministry
- Independent Church League – Sports
BIBLE RESOURCES
- Lectionary Introduction – ELCA
- Lectionary Readings for Current Year – Nov 27, 2011 to Nov 25, 2012
- Oremus Bible Browser - Bible Lookup
- Bible Gateway - Bible Lookup
- Bibles.net - Bible Lookup
- Bible Study Tools - Bible Lookup
- NET Bible - Bible Lookup
- The Bible – ELCA
- God Pause Daily Devotions – Luther Seminary
- Enter the Bible – Luther Seminary
- Working Preacher – Luther Seminary
LEARNING AND LITERATURE
- Lay School of Theology – Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Tacoma
- Augsburg Fortress – ELCA publishing ministry
- Book of Faith Initiative – ELCA
- The Alban Institute
- Center for Lifelong Learning – Luther Seminary
ELCA SEMINARIES
- Luther Seminary – St Paul, MN
- Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary – Berkley, CA
- Lutheran School of Theology – Chicago, IL
- Wartburg Theological Seminary – Dubuque, IA
- Find a Seminary – ELCA
LUTHERAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
- Pacific Lutheran University – Tacoma, WA
- Trinity Lutheran College – Everett, WA
- St Olaf College – Northfield, MN
- California Lutheran University – Thousand Oaks, CA
- Lutheran Campus Ministry – Non-Lutheran campuses
CHRISTIAN RECORDING ARTISTS
CAMPS AND RETREAT CENTERS
- Holden Village – Lake Chelan
- Lutherwood – Lake Samish, Bellingham
- SAMBICA – Lake Sammamish, Bellevue
- Millersylvania – Olympia
- Crista Camps – Two locations, Kitsap Peninsula
- Galilean Retreat Center – Ocean Shores
- Black Lake Bible Camp – Black Lake
- Cispus – Randle
- Camp Berachah – Auburn
- Panhandle 4-H Camp – Shelton
