The Refugee Resettlement Ministry has sponsored and settled 7 families seeking asylum over the last 7 years. Most refugees arrive in this country with little more than the clothes on their backs.  This ministry addresses the full range of needs - Housing, Health, Justice, Clothing, Education, Employment - in helping families begin a new life in the US.  

An  intergenerational family of eight has recently arrived from Burma.  The committee is busy getting them settled - furnishing a living space, assisting with documentation, taking them to appointments, and the many others things needed to help them integrate into our community.  The Refugee Resettlement Ministry welcomes you to join in their efforts.

The Prison Ministry group provides care and support of prisoners by providing reading materials, including Bibles, for prison libraries and conducting “pen pal” ministries.  Released offenders also receive support for clothing, housing, employment and other aspects of re-entry into society.

Groups of men from AMEN Ministry help to prepare and serve at the Outreach Meals program of CCWC in Waukesha at least twice a year.

Several Ascension members are engaged in SOPHIA, an association of congregations in Waukesha county, as advocates to address economic, racial and social injustices.

Four times a year, an energetic group of Ascension volunteers with a passion for food ministry, purchase, prepare and serve a meal with their partners at Cross Lutheran Church in Milwaukee, to over 300 people as part of the Cross Bread of Healing Ministries. This ministry addresses both a physical and a spiritual hunger in those who are served, and has strengthen the Partnership Ministry between Ascension and Cross.