Partners

• Ecumenical Partners
• Creative Living Community of Connecticut (CLCC)
• Camp Calumet
• Manchester Area Network for AIDS (MANA)
• Manchester Area Conference of Churches (MACC)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
• New England Synod of the ELCA
• Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
• Chestnut Hill Preschool

Social ministry has been a strong foundation of Emanuel. Emanuel was a charter member of the Manchester Area Conference of Churches (MACC) which provides a wide variety of social services throughout Manchester. In 1971, the Emanuel Housing Board was created in order to provide low cost housing to the elderly and disabled. At the end of the Vietnam conflict several Emanuel members assisted Vietnamese families relocate. During the mid 1970’s a prison ministry was started. In the late 80’s, Emanuel responded to the AIDS epidemic by providing space for those who were infected with or affected by HIV. Emanuel was also a charter member of the Manchester Area Network on AIDS (MANA) and continues to provide them with free office space.

Twenty-five years ago, Emanuel saw the need to provide an early childhood program. The Chestnut Hill Nursery school was founded and continues today serving approximately 51 children. They are an accredited program with the National Association of Early Childhood Educators and one the most highly regarded programs in the greater Manchester area.

The Evangelical Lutheran Church is large and strong, but we cannot be true to Christ unless we foster relationships between all Christians.Our founding Lutheran document, the Augsburg Confession of 150 says “…we shall not omit doing anything…that may serve the cause of Christian unity.”We are connected to other Lutherans though the Lutheran World Federation which has a membership of 66 million from 140 church bodies in 78 countries.

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