Mission Partners
If you would like to submit a donation for one of our mission partners, we encourage you to submit your donation via mail using this form or give directly by using the links below.
Women of the ELCA (WELCA)
The Sierra Pacific Synod Women of the ELCA is an organization with 180 church locations in Northern California and Northern Nevada where women are invited to join for service, study, advocacy, fellowship, and to act boldly on our faith in Jesus Christ.
Mt. Cross Ministries
Mt. Cross Ministries is a Lutheran summer camp and retreat facility. Established in 1948, Mt. Cross is the only Lutheran Outdoor Ministry in Northern California and Northern Nevada and is affiliated with the Sierra Pacific Synod of the ELCA and the California-Nevada-Hawaii District of the LCMS. It is a member of Lutheran Outdoor Ministries, an association of ELCA camps across the country. Mt. Cross Ministries operates consistent with the theology and culture of the ELCA.
Lutheran Hunger Network
The Lutheran Hunger Network works with the Central California Food Bank to distribute food from various churches on one Saturday per month. Whether you need food for yourself and your family or whether you’re looking for a volunteer opportunity, you’re welcome to participate!
Lutheran Office of Public Policy
The Lutheran Office of Public Policy represents the coordinated witness of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) on issues of public policy in the state of California. In addition to our presence on legislative matters, we provide education and networking for our 400 ELCA congregations across the state. We work hand in hand with other faith-based and secular groups seeking peace and justice.
California Lutheran University
Our dedicated, accomplished faculty works with small classes of students who are open-minded — about ideas, about people and about faith — and are seeking to grow as individuals. Both in and out of the classroom, everyone at Cal Lutheran is committed to helping each student pursue their passions to discover their purpose. By following that purpose, they can transform their communities — and the world.
Lutheran Social Services of NorCal
LSS of Northern California's mission is to promote stability and honor the dignity of those we serve by providing supportive housing services that lead to self-sufficiency. Your donation to LSS helps people rebuild their lives after being homeless. Your donations makes you part of the solution to ending homelessness.
Partner Synods
Farming Hope
Farming Hope manages a culinary job training program for community members who are overcoming obstacles such as former incarceration or homelessness. Their paid employment program helps adults transition to personal well-being and employment while nourishing neighbors who are food-insecure and rescuing food from landfills.
Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary (PLTS)
Seminary Fund income is applied where the seminary’s needs and opportunities are greatest. Unrestricted income has a particularly great importance for PLTS because our endowment is relatively small. The PLTS Seminary Fund is one way friends, graduates, parents, and others can most effectively serve our students.
Lutheran Engagement & Advocacy in Nevada (LEAN)
Representing member congregations of the Grand Canyon and Sierra Pacific Synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, LEAN advocates for the common good and promotes public policies that reflect the Christian values of peacemaking, hospitality to strangers, care for creation, and concern for people living in poverty and struggling with hunger and disease.
Global Refuge
Global Refuge is committed to walking alongside new immigrants as they become valued and empowered members of our community. G.R. does this by helping them find a place to live, connect with services and resources, learn a new language, enroll in school, and meet a new community. From there, they work with individuals and families to build a strong economic foundation, from financial literacy to employment and job search assistance.
Lutheran Campus Ministries
Lutheran Disaster Response
Lutheran Disaster Response shares God's hope, healing and renewal with people whose lives have been disrupted by disasters in the United States and around the world. When the dust settles and the headlines change, we stay to provide ongoing assistance to those in need.
San Francisco Night Ministry
Night Ministry rekindles hope by being present and loving people by increasing access to spiritual care and community -- at night, on the streets, and on the phones. No judgment. No conversion. This is a multi-faith and interfaith ministry offering care to everyone, regardless of their beliefs.