Local Service

There are a variety of ways we serve our local community. Interested in seeing what opportunities are available right now?

All Peoples Church

We are glad to partner with All Peoples Church, located at 2nd and Clarke in Milwaukee. Twice yearly we have ‘giving trees’ to collect needed items. We participate in Wednesday Night Alive multiple times throughout the year, prepping and serving a meal and participating in worship. We also collect Blessing Bag school supplies, and collect new and gently used coats and other winter gear for folks in the APC community.

Food Pantry items are always needed. A grocery cart can be found in the Narthex to drop off food items such as peanut butter, canned fruit, canned meats, canned soups, oatmeal, jelly, canned veggies, canned chili, cereal, pasta sauce.

Check out All Peoples’ website – www.allpeoplesgathering.org

All People’s Church was featured in the October 2021 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for the work on their community garden. Read it here!

God’s Work. Our Hands.

“God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday is the ELCA’s annual day of service. This day is an opportunity to celebrate who we are as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America — one church, freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor.

Service activities offer an opportunity for us to explore one of our most basic convictions as Lutherans: that all of life in Jesus Christ – every act of service, in every daily calling, in every corner of life — flows freely from a living, daring confidence in God’s grace.

At Atonement, we participate in activities throughout September. Watch our announcements for upcoming activities.

Hope Center

Food and Clothing Drives – Incorporated in 1987, Hope Center is a non-profit ministry located in downtown Waukesha serving homeless and low income persons throughout Waukesha County. Over 100 Waukesha County churches currently serve as member congregations of Hope Center, providing financial and volunteer support for Hope Center programs. Hope Center focuses primarily on providing for the physical needs of the poor. Atonement helps sort clothes throughout the year. Contact Judy Larson for more information or to get involved.

Muskego Food Pantry

Established in 2008, the Muskego Food Pantry has been growing steadily since its opening.  In 2010 the pantry served over 1800 families and logged over 5400 volunteer hours. With the current economic situation, an average of 5 to 8 new families sign up for assistance every week. Monetary and food donations as well as volunteers are always welcome and needed. For more information, please e-mail the pantry at muskegofoodpantry@hotmail.com, or call 262.679.6448.

Outreach for Hope, Inc.

Outreach for Hope gathers financial gifts to support ministries working in communities of poverty.  These congregations and ministry centers through the ELCA, provide groceries, clothing, meals, medical care, summer neighborhood camps, after school tutoring, job counseling, neighborhood ministries.

Most important ministries supported give people a place to know they are valued and loved, a place where emotional and spiritual resources are made real in God’s love thru communities of faith, and a place that is a beacon of hope in the midst of their neighborhood.  Visit www.outreachforhope.org for more information.  Annually, Atonement has participated in Outreach for Hope Family Bike Ride held on the Saturday after Labor Day.