Beauty for Ashes
Abuse comes in many different forms. Meet with real people that have encountered, and are recovering, from a wide variety of different forms of abuse. For more information, please call Elim Tabernacle at 414-282-1170, 8am - noon, Monday - Friday (or leave voice message), or e-mail elimtab@hotmail.com
Addiction Recovery
Do not allow an addiction to become your identity; there is hope. Meet people just like you that are living life free of alcohol, drugs, pornography and sexual addictions. Without shame or stereo-typing, receive compassionate and careful consultation. For more information, please call Elim Tabernacle at 414-282-1170, 8am - noon, Monday - Friday (or leave voice message), or e-mail elimtab@hotmail.com
Women of Worth
Ladies meet on Tuesday evenings for personal and relevant Bible studies, which speak directly into the lives of today’s women and their issues. For more information, please contact Nancy at 414-254-8344, 8am - noon, Monday through Friday (or leave voice message), or e-mail elimtab@hotmail.com, or email Nancy directly at nvik@sbcglobal.net
Mount Carmel Nursing Home
Reaching out to people in great need…ministering to and just becoming a friend to those in need of constant care…Elim has been holding Sunday services for over 30 years at Mount Carmel. Our staff also visits the sick and those in rehabilitation. If you have a friend or family member at Mount Carmel, or if this is a ministry that interests you, please contact us for more information. Please call Elim Tabernacle at 414-282-1170, 8am - noon, Monday - Friday (or leave voice message), or e-mail elimtab@hotmail.com, or e-mail Chris (our Mount Carmel ministries Director) directly at vt45@wi.rr.com
Home Bible Studies
Bringing the Bible home…Elim Tabernacle believes that church is the least likely place to have church. Real church starts in the home. We want our world to experience the positive life-changing power of God’s Word. You can join a class at our church, or have someone come to your house and share the relevance of God’s great Word. Bible Studies available include: Search for Truth - a 12-week study, walking through the Bible cover to cover; From Grace to Glory - a 5-week study describing a Biblical plan of salvation; and End Times - an extensive and exciting look at prophecy in God’s Word. For more information, please call Elim Tabernacle at 414-282-1170, 8am - noon, Monday - Friday (or leave voice message), or e-mail elimtab@hotmail.com
Community Changers
If you want to experience the power of God in action today, we offer:
-Prayer walks in the inner-city
-Rock A Blocks (community outreach)
-Saturday Morning Visitations - making a difference in the life of a child on Saturday mornings by visiting with the people on our Sunday-morning bus route
If you would like to work with us to make a difference in our community, please call Elim Tabernacle at 414-282-1170, 8am - noon, Monday – Friday (or leave voice message), or e-mail elimtab@hotmail.com
FUZED:Youth
We have an AWESOME & RADICAL youth department - they are always doing something by adding value to the youth of today and world of tomorrow. Our youth are really WORLD CHANGERS. For more information, please call Elim Tabernacle at 414-282-1170, 8am - noon, Monday - Friday (or leave voice message), or e-mail elimtab@hotmail.com, or contact Tim, our Youth Pastor, directly at imviktim@yahoo.com
College & Career
Every Sunday morning, young adults entering into college or the work force, have an open discussion about real life concerns and interests. This has proven to be helpful by establishing or re-familiarizing the critical time of making strong, moral choices on their roads of life. For more information, please call Elim Tabernacle at 414-282-1170, 8am - noon, Monday - Friday (or leave voice message), or e-mail elimtab@hotmail.com
Repairers of the Breach
Once a week, we teach a small group located at a local homeless shelter, called Repairers of the Breach. There are plenty of opportunities to serve in our city, and we have met many great people here. If you would like a chance to assist in this ministry, please call Elim Tabernacle at 414-282-1170, 8am - noon, Monday - Friday (or leave voice message), or e-mail elimtab@hotmail.com or directly at www.repairers.org
Prayer Houses
In what truly could be the last, BEST hope for our city, and compensating for the drug houses that are far too prevalent in our community, Elim is partnering with Pastor Al Calderon by creating prayer houses in neighborhoods all over this city. These houses will work to bring the Spirit of God into these otherwise dark areas of town. The frequency of prayer meetings in the diverse areas of town will help to bring our community together. If you are interested in hosting a prayer meeting, or would like to participate, please call Elim Tabernacle at 414-282-1170, 8am - noon, Monday - Friday (or leave voice message), e-mail elimtab@hotmail.com, or email Pastor barnabascenter@charter.net Al directly at
Prayer Groups
Elim has been known as a church that believes and promotes prayer . We have groups that meet for prayer at various times and places for prayer throughout the week:
-Ladies meet every Thursday at 6:00pm at the church
-Men meet at various times throughout the week
-On the first weekend of every month, we have 24 Hours of Prayer at Elim, beginning at 9:00pm Friday, and ending at 9:00pm Saturday.
If you have a prayer request, or would like to join us for prayer, please let us know by calling Elim Tabernacle at 414-282-1170, 8am - noon, Monday - Friday (or leave voice message), or e-mail elimtab@hotmail.com
Apostolic Men
Men are not spiritually-dead or lightweights; our men have taken the role of leadership in our church, as well as in our community. If you want to be a part of “men making a difference”, contactelimtab@hotmail.com Elim Tabernacle at 414-282-1170, 8am - noon, Monday - Friday (or leave voice message), or e-mail
Food Pantry
We have a wonderful staff of volunteers whose goal is to feed those that would otherwise have to do without. If you know someone in need or would like to help us serve our community, please contact Elim Tabernacle at 414-282-1170, 8am - noon, Monday - Friday (or leave voice message), or e-mail elimtab@hotmail.com
Financial Recovery & Responsibility
We are very excited to offer Financial Peace University. You can experience the power of debt-free living, starting in January of 2008. If you are interested in financial freedom or have any questions, please contact Elim Tabernacle at 414-282-1170, 8am - noon, Monday - Friday (or leave voice message), or e-mail elimtab@hotmail.com
Family & Relationships
Our pastoral staff and other qualified members are available by offering experienced and spiritually-led counseling. These meetings can be in small groups or in a one-on-one session. Some of the classes offered are:
-Pre-Marriage
-After You Say “I DO”
-Divorce Recovery
If you have a need in this area or have any questions, please contact Elim Tabernacle at 414-282-1170, 8am - noon, Monday - Friday (or leave voice message), or e-mail elimtab@hotmail.com
Transportation Ministry
We want everyone to enjoy the power of God in the family-setting of our church. We provide transportation for many people in the Milwaukee area. We’d love to offer you a ride. Please contact Elim Tabernacle at 414-282-1170, 8am - noon, Monday - Friday (or leave voice message), or e-mail elimtab@hotmail.com
Sunday School
Our children’s’ ministry is one of the passions and thrills of the ministry team at Elim. We have classes that specifically teach, as well as address, the relevant interests of all ages. Our Sunday School classes offer many age groups:
Nursery Class, Infant – 3
Kindergarten Class, 4 – 5
Primary class, 6 – 8
Junior Class, 9 – 11
Youth Class, 12 – 16
College & Career Class, 17 – College
Adult class
For more information, please contact Elim Tabernacle at 414-282-1170, 8am - noon, Monday - Friday (or leave voice message), or e-mail elimtab@hotmail.com
Correctional Ministry
We have a team of licensed workers that have been ministering at Ellsworth Correctional Facility for over 20 years. They conduct classes and services every Saturday, and are making a real difference in our community. If you know someone who can benefit from a personal contact at Ellsworth or are interested in this ministry, please contact Elim Tabernacle at 414-282-1170, 8am - noon, Monday - Friday (or leave voice message), or e-mail elimtab@hotmail.com