Recommended Resources
We are providing information on additional programs and materials related to equipping congregations to support service members and their families. It is not an exhaustive list, nor does it include links to resources that are not aimed at equipping congregations. If you would like to recommend a resource for this list, please send an email to kim@wheatridge.org.
Denominational Programs
Lutheran
Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) – Care for Returning Veterans
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) – Operation Barnabas
ELCA-Minneapolis Synod – Veterans’ Ministry and Coming Home Collaborative
LCMS-Northwest District – Ministry to Military Personnel, Families and Congregations
Presbyterian
Presbyterian Health Education and Welfare Association – Wounds of War Inclusion Sunday
United Methodist Church
Beyond the Yellow Ribbon: Ministering to Returning Combat Veterans by David A. Thompson and Darlene Wetterstrom (Abingdon Press, 2009)
United Methodist Church Military Ministry
Catholic
Catholics in the Military – not primarily focused on congregational resources.
Lutheran Congregation-based Ministries
Minnesota
Lord of Life Lutheran, Maple Grove – Military Families Support
Nonprofit Organizations or Programs
Care for the Troops
Concordia Theological Seminary – Military Project
Healing Communities for Veterans
H.E.R.O.E.S. Care – a partnership between Stephen Ministries and Operation Home Front
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska – At Ease Program
Lutheran Military Veterans and Families Ministries, Inc.
Resounding Joy – Military Programs – former Wheat Ridge grantee!
Welcome Them Home, Help Them Heal – former Wheat Ridge grantee!
