At the Overflow Shelter for the Homeless in Milwaukee, two people per evening volunteer about one week per month from fall through spring.

The Cathedral Center (formerly known as Women’s Overflow shelter) is located at 845 Van Buren St. The Cathedral Center provides temporary shelter for homeless women and families with a focus on re-housing people as quickly as possible. Our Lord’s is committed to providing volunteers twice a month. As a group we carpool from the church parking lot at 6 PM and provide a snack or meal for that evening. At the shelter we feed the women and assist in handing out bed linens and making lunches for the next day.

This is a wonderful opportunity for the men and women of this congregation to become involved with helping the homeless.

Volunteer sign-up sheets are located in the narthex on the outreach board. Please join us if you’re interested. Thanks!

• Battle of the Praise Bands - Battle of the Praise Bands
• Christmas Gifts and Mitten Tree - Help us to provide mittens, hats, gloves, scarves as well as gift certificates to area grocery stores to those in need.
• CROP Walk - The CROP Walk supports both international and local community hunger education and relief programs.
• Food Pantries - Donations of non-perishable food items for local food pantries can be placed in the barrels in the Narthex.
• Food Sorting - Help sort donated food items for the Hunger Task Force.
• Literacy Services of Wisconsin - Literacy Services of Wisconsin (LSW) offers one-on-one tutoring to adults who need help with basic literacy, English as a second language, or GED/High School Equivalency certification.
• Meal Program - An ecumenical meal program serving the many homeless and less fortunate in and around the Milwaukee area.
• Rainbow Covenant - The Rainbow Covenant establishes a covenant between our church and those who are served by our mission programs. It is a faithful commitment, beyond our church apportionment, to mission giving and mission work; locally, nationally and globally.
• Shelters for the Homeless - Help serve the homeless at the Overflow Shelter and the Cathedral Center.
• Transitional Living Center - This renovated apartment complex on Milwaukee's north side houses single mothers and their children. We support it on an ongoing basis through hands-on work and designated funds.
• Youth Mission Trip - The Senior Youth Fellowship group participates in an annual work trip to other areas of the country to help those in need.