Campus Ministries
Lutheran campus ministries serve many state and private colleges and universities, promoting community, discipleship and service. You can refer a student, find a ministry or find contact information for campus ministry staff. You can also find a specific campus ministry by state.
Youth
Information for elementary, middle, and high school youth.
Young Adults in Global Mission
The ELCA Young Adults in Global Mission program invites ELCA young adults (ages 21-35) into a transformation, year-long journey in international service. Young adults serve in the spirit of accompaniment, walking alongside global companions in a manner that practices mutuality, interdependence, and solidarity. Areas of service include health and development, congregational ministry, human rights, education, homelessness, addiction recovery, women’s issues, and children and youth.
Living Water Ministries
Executive Director: Nicole McCarthy
A shared ministry of the North/West Lower Michigan and the Southeast Michigan Synods, Living Water Ministries provides camping and retreat experiences for children and youth, as well as meaningful retreats for adults.
Executive Director Update on Recent and Upcoming Activities – Sept. 2025
Lutheran Outdoor Ministries
We are a church that is energized by lively engagement in our faith and life. For many, outdoor ministry is a life-changing experience. In partnership with congregations, outdoor ministries strive to strengthen, support and lift up the body of Christ by encouraging spiritual growth in outdoor settings. There are 121 ELCA-affiliated camp, retreat and conference center sites in the United States and Puerto Rico.
Outdoor ministries offer a wide variety of programs that provide growth experiences for people of all ages, many of whom become leaders in the church and their communities. Youth can benefit through camp, which helps growth in areas such as spirituality, self-confidence, independence, making friends, exploring and learning new activities.
Women of the ELCA
Contact person: Roxy Montague