This #GivingTuesday, here’s a glimpse of
how your giving makes a difference.
Thanks to you, we were able to offer resources to a community facing spiritual and moral crisis. Here’s just a slice of the action:
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Consulting with clergy in a group message about a public controversy
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Passing a business card across the pews at an Annual Meeting
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Sharing lunch, passions, and preaching ideas with a colleague and new friend
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Reviewing theological statements on nonviolence, institutional racism and interfaith relations
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Networking a regional church executive with interfaith leaders for public witness
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Inviting Christians across the state via social media to pray for a community in crisis
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Visiting with two churches on Sunday morning for worship and times of holy listening
You made possible an ecumenical ministry of accompaniment.
It was the invitation of local faith leaders that got the ball rolling. We leaned on social media, relationships, administrative support, the theological work of our commissions (made up of volunteers), general funds for travel, preaching resources, prayer, and a good helping of the Holy Spirit. Did you catch the web of relationships involved in the actions of that week? We build trust among colleagues for times like this.
Somebody said to me recently: “the Council helps us do things we couldn’t do alone.”
So, what are we? The Wisconsin Council of Churches is a network of Christian churches and faith-based organizations working together in a spirit of courage, justice, and holy imagination. We connect people from 19 different denominations - over one million Christians in Wisconsin. We’ve been fostering faithful conversations and action toward ending child poverty and hunger, compassionate approaches to immigration, racial justice, and gun violence.
Gifts like yours are among the most flexible funding available to us.
We can apply your donation to great projects that pop up, or gaps that emerge when another funder changes their priorities. We can share gifts of holy imagination more effectively around the state, and build new partnerships, with your support.
The magic words...
with your support!
Will you be part of this network of Courage, Justice, Holy-Imagination-Minded people? This is challenging, hopeful work. We'd love to have you as co-conspirators. Just
click to donate
... or
get in touch
if you prefer to give a different way.
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for secure online giving and even more options.
Imagine what your gift could make possible.
