Go Out
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.” Luke 4:18-19
God calls each of us to “go out” into the world and make disciples of all nations in addition to a clear and consistent message to serve the needy amongst us. The Church is meant to serve the needs of her community - body, mind, and soul. We desire for all members to be involved in outreach in some capacity, and we have many places to volunteer.
Parenting the Love and Logic Way
Our Love and Logic community parenting classes are taught by our Director of Children’s Ministry. We utilize volunteers from our parish to meet childcare needs for those in attendance and for our bi-annual banquets for alumni meant to encourage parents to continue on in the hard and important work of raising children.
Milwaukee Rescue Mission
Milwaukee Rescue Mission exists to share God’s love by caring for those who are poor in body, mind and spirit, to see lives transformed through Christ to hope, joy and lasting productivity. In existence since 1893, the Mission offers short- and long-term practical assistance, transformative programs, education, job training, treatment, spiritual enrichment and more. St. Michael’s is proud to partner with the Milwaukee Rescue Mission with financial support and through regularly serving lunch to the poor on Saturdays throughout the year.
Summer Party (Touch-a-Truck)
Every June, St. Michael’s hosts a big “Touch-a-Truck” party for our community. We welcome our neighbors with free snow cones, fun activities, lots of super cool trucks, and share a family environment of love and care that our parish exudes. There are places for all members to get involved - whether through prayer, grounds management, or wandering around in conversation with our guests.
Mens/Womens Events
Twice a year, the men’s and women’s ministries each host events meant for our members to invite in their friends, neighbors, and family. “Men. Meat. Jesus.” is held twice a year and involves a great slab of meat, beer, and time for fellowship paired with a speaker meant to encourage men in their daily lives. “Life Lessons for Women” does something similar on Saturday mornings with brunch and hot drinks.
Ministry Partners
One tangible way St. Michael’s “goes out” is by devoting 10% of our budget to mission groups outside of our local church. Beyond this 10% commitment we also invest another 10% in support of planting new churches and the ministry of the Upper Midwest Diocese. Below is a list of individuals and organizations with which St. Michael’s partners. We aim for a balance of ministries targeting local, national, and international impact. The Missions Committee would be happy to connect you with any ministries you wish to consider supporting personally. The Missions Committee meets monthly and reviews requests for support on an ongoing basis.
Frank Woods - Genesis Milwaukee
Genesis works to facilitate successful integration of citizens returning to communities from correctional facilities, thereby increasing public safety, decreasing recidivism, and improving the quality of life of all Milwaukee residents. Genesis is based primarily in zip code 53206 in Milwaukee, the zip code with the highest incarceration rate in the country.
Jens & Karen Notstad - Greenhouse
Jens and Karen serve with the Greenhouse Movement of the ACNA raising up new congregations and leaders throughout Wisconsin. They desire to see the campuses renewed, the countryside reawakened, and Wisconsin reclaimed for the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Anglican Frontier Missions
AFM plants biblically-based, multiplying, indigenous churches and dioceses among the 2 billion people and approximately 5,000 Frontier People Groups among whom the church is not yet established. We support “Olive” who is church planting in the Middle East!
Hineni House
Renée and Ardath Smith are sisters who have a calling to serve those who are serving God. They live in shared community in a beautiful ministry home in Pennsylvania called Hineni House. They provide spiritual direction, prayer ministry, and retreats, both online and in person for those local and abroad. Contact our missions team for how to donate.
CareNet Milwaukee Pregnancy Center
Located on Milwaukee’s East side, CareNet provides free, confidential services to pregnant and postpartum women. Services include pregnancy tests, viability ultrasounds, options counseling, post-abortion support, provision of pregnancy and child material support (clothing, diapers, toys, bottles), and Bible studies.
Anglicans For Life
Anglicans for Life is a Christ-centered ministry that provides educational and pastoral resources to churches in the Anglican Communion, to help them bear witness to the sanctity of life.
Anglican Relief and Development Fund
The Anglican Relief and Development Fund works with local leaders throughout the world to demonstrate the love of Christ and spread the Gospel by empowering those leaders to solve the problems they identify as priorities in their own communities.
Milwaukee Rescue Mission
Milwaukee Rescue Mission exists to share God’s love by caring for those who are poor in body, mind and spirit, to see lives transformed through Christ to hope, joy and lasting productivity. In existence since 1893, the Mission offers short- and long-term practical assistance, transformative programs, education, job training, treatment, spiritual enrichment and more. St. Michael’s is proud to partner with the Milwaukee Rescue Mission both materially and with our time and effort.