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Serving in a Common MissionThe Pennsylvania Lutheran Network (PLN) is committed to cooperation, collaboration, and support for mutual benefit in ministry to insure that no part of the church need stand alone in our calling to be faithful to the mission God has entrusted to us.
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Network Participants
Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod Lutheran Camping Corporation of Colleges & Universities Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries Lutheran Social Services/Bethesda Silver Springs-Martin Luther School The Village at Lutheran Square
The Lutheran Theological Seminary The Lutheran Theological Seminary Lutheran Community at IndianaUniversity of PALutheran Student Center, Kutztown University Lutheran Campus Ministry atPenn StateUniversity Lutheran Church of the Incarnation, Philadelphia Lutheran University Center (Council for LCM in Greater Pittsburgh) Protestant Campus Ministry at Bloomsburg, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Millersville, and Shippensburg Universities, and Penn College in Williamsport |
Statement & Purpose
The PLN is a facilitating mechanism through which the synods, institutions, and organizations related to the ELCA in Pennsylvania can maintain relation-ships, cooperate and collaborate in ways that can fulfill already existing commitments to the ELCA, to each other and to the public.
The PLN is not a new organization to join but a network in which all can participate, fully or selectively, to sustain values and fulfill goals for their mutual benefit in ministry, education and service in church and society.
Serving Others____________________________________________________
Pennsylvania Lutheran organizations provide services rooted in this common mission to strengthen and support individuals with a wide range of services. Our ministries include:
Social Ministry Organizations: bringing health and hope to children, families and older adults through long-term residential care; providing diverse community-based services to children and families; giving medical care.
Outdoor Ministries: providing opportunities for Christian fellowship and growth to thousands of people each year, as they learn and relax in the beauty of God’s creation.
Higher Education and Campus Ministry: developing the potential of students who seek to find and fulfill their vocations in the church and the secular world, in the context of Lutheran tradition and theology.
Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania (LAMPa): identifying public policy issues in Pennsylvania that impact the most needy in the Commonwealth and rallying Lutheran congregations and institutions to common action.
Working Together______________________________________________
Utilizing this network, hundreds of thousands of Lutherans are working to speak with a common voice to issues that shape Pennsylvania. By building collaborations, the network will increase the effectiveness of Lutherans in society. Strong and untied Lutheran organizations will help build a stronger and more compassionate Pennsylvania.
For more information, contact:
Nancy Gable, nancy.gable@elca.org
Pennsylvania Lutheran Network c/o Nancy Gable Region 8 - ELCA 61 Seminary Ridge Gettysburg, PA 17325 Phone: 717-338-3033 |
