Affiliations
Trinity Lutheran Church is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The ELCA is the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States with nearly five million members. To find out more about the ELCA, what Lutherans believe and other information, please check out its website at www.elca.org. For those interested in studying the lectionary lessons for a particular Sunday, they are listed on the ELCA website at http://www.elca.org/Growing-In-Faith/Worship/Lectionary/Year-B.aspx The ELCA is divided into 65 regional bodies called synods. Trinity Lutheran Church is one of the 168 congregations that make up the Northern Illinois Synod. Visit the Northern Illinois Synod website at www.nisynod.org. The ELCA is committed to supporting people who live with chronic hunger and poverty around the corner and around the world. To find out more, visit the ELCA World Hunger website at www.elca.org/hunger. The Lutheran Magazine is the monthly periodical of the ELCA. It includes news, devotional articles, study guides and other useful information. Visit it online at www.thelutheran.org. Augsburg Fortress is the publishing house of the ELCA. Its online store has a wide variety of books and resources to assist you in your faith life. Visit it online at www.augsburgfortress.org. Trinity's Endowment Fund distributes income for religious, educational and charitable purposes with particular emphasis on extending the life and mission of Trinity Lutheran Church, ELCA. Learn how you can participate at http://endowmentfund.weebly.com
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Northern Illinois Synod of the ELCA
The ELCA World Hunger Appeal
The Lutheran Magazine
Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Trinity Lutheran Church Endowment Fund