ELCA
Visit the homepage of the 5.2 million member ELCA to get resources, locate other congregations, and find out what's new in the Church today.

Metropolitan Chicago Synod
Bethlehem is a member of the 225 ELCA congregations in and around the greater Chicagoland area. The Synod provides workshops, conferences, and assemblies for clergy and lay members to strengthen their ministries to their communities

Chicago Area Contemporary Worship Leaders' Network
A nondenominational listserv of more than 125 pastors, worship leaders, musicians, and technical support people responsible for planning, leading, and conducting contemporary worship in the Chicagoland area.

Faith Inkubators
The web site of the people who began a creative revolution in youth ministry. Look here for the latest ideas on how to help youth grow in their faith. Resources include music, skits, games, and educational curriculum.

Youth Encounter
An evangelical and confessional Christian organization that began by sending a music ministry team to Scandinavia. Rooted in the Christian scriptures and shaped by the Lutheran tradition, Youth Encounter has now grown into a global ministry serving churches of many denominations in the United States and more than 40 other countries. Living Lord supports the ministry of the Rainbow of Promise team, which travels to evangelize and minister to people around the globe.

The Lutheran
Read the official magazine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) online to see the church in action both here and abroad