Check out the ministries that will have a display table at CRE.

Candidacy Committee
Candidacy is the process of discernment and preparation leading individuals to approval for public ministries of the ELCA and participation as leaders in the church. There are a variety of vocational choices in the ELCA. We have pastors, but we also have accountants, chaplains, youth workers, musicians, evangelists, nurses, office managers, counselors, and caregivers. We are a church that believes God is calling us into the world — together. The ELCA has many needs to fill as we carry out our mission to share God’s boundless love with the world.
For more information on the Candidacy Committee, please click here.

Creation Care Subcommittee
This subcommittee is concerned about God's creation. We hold online book discussions, Earth church services, and try to raise awareness of our fragile Earth.
For more information on the Creation Care Subcommittee, please click here.

Diakonia
The diakonia program has been re-imagined into Growing in Faith: The diakonia Program.  After over 40 years of success in providing quality lay education in 11 synods across the ELCA, the national board has taken on the monumental task of re-designing the program to meet the needs of our 21st century churches and students.  The new program consists of a 2-year program with flexibility to suit the interests and needs our students. 
For more information on Diakonia, please click here.

ELCA Youth Gathering
Come visit Synod Champion Melinda to learn about the 2024 ELCA Youth Gathering in New Orleans in July of 2024. 
For more information on the ELCA Youth Gathering, please click here. 

Global Mission Committee
The Global Mission Committee is committed to increase the number of NIS congregations with companion parish relationship in our Companion Synods/Dioceses, the North Central Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania and the Arcot Lutheran Church of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. We seek to re-energize current companion relationships as well as create new relationships with companion parishes.
For more information on the Global Mission Committee, please click here. 

Lutherdale
Lutherdale is a summer camp and year-round conference center in Southeastern Wisconsin.
For more information on Lutherdale, please click here. 

Lutheran Outdoor Ministry Center (LOMC)
Destination for camps, retreats and connection with nature and each other.
For more information on LOMC, please click here. 

Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) is a nonprofit social service organization of the three Illinois synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), and one of the largest social service providers in the state. Responding to the Gospel, LSSI brings healing, justice, and wholeness to people and communities.
For more information on LSSI, please click here.

Mission Investment Fund
Financial Services for Ministries and Individuals Investments; for individuals, congregations and social ministry organizations. Loans for church and ministry building projects, land purchases and refinancing.
For more information on Mission Investment Fund, please click here.

Ministry Support Committee
Enabling Christians of the Northern Illinois Synod to realize their call to ministry as both lay and professional workers. To accomplish the mission, we provide resources, support, and continuing education within our synod, in cooperation with other synods, agencies, and institutions within the ELCA and the Church.
For more information on the Ministry Support Committee, please click here.

Outreach Committee
Our Mission/Purpose is to: Assist congregations of the Synod to learn, think and live Jesus' life, death and resurrection to build faithful and vital Christian communities.
For more information on the Outreach Committee, please click here.

PATHWAYS
A ministry of Christ, Belvidere and a Center for Spiritual Renewal
For more information on PATHWAYS, please click here. 

Parament Project
This display is a space to drop off fabric to donate towards this new banner project.
For more information on the Parament Project, please click here.

Portico Benefit Services
Employee Benefits for Congregations and Faith‑based Organizations
For more information on Portico, please click here.

Racial Justice SubCommittee
Currently, the main focus of this subcommittee of the Social Justice Committee is to provide anti-racism training to all rostered leaders of the Northern IL Synod, as per the directives of the Synod Council. Our team developed anti-racism training curriculum that is available for anyone to use in their own congregations and communities who have completed the training. In the past, we have hosted synod-wide book studies and field trips, and we are looking for motivated leaders to partner together to support and conduct this important work! 
For more information on the Racial Justice SubCommittee, please click here.

Social Ministry Committee
The Social Ministry Committee works to inspire and encourage the people of the congregations and communities of the Northern Illinois Synod to care for those in need, serve our neighbors, seek justice and righteousness for all people.
For more information on the Social Ministry Committee, please click here.

WELCA
As a community of women created in the image of God, called to discipleship in Jesus Christ, and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we commit ourselves to grow in faith, affirm our gifts, support one another in our callings, engage in ministry and action, and promote healing and wholeness in the church, the society, and the world. 
For more information about WELCA, please click here.

World Hunger Subcommittee
The World Hunger Subcommittee promotes resources for congregations to raise funds to support the ELCA World Hunger Campaign as well as lifting up hunger ministries within the synod.
For more information on the World Hunger Subcommittee, please click here.