Our mission is to enhance the ministry of Wisconsin Conference congregations by providing educational materials focused on aging, and the needs and gifts of older adults.

Older adults (65+) are VITAL to the life and health of our congregations and communities. Our Wisconsin Conference’s Older Adult Ministries task group provides opportunities for learning, growth, and service to the church and community by offering resources to congregations for developing programs designed to strengthen the physical, social, and cognitive well-being of older adults, and to honor their journeys through recognition and ritual observances. Congregations are also offered resources for those caring for older adults contending with physical or cognitive decline, including opportunities for caregivers and care recipients to share meaningful social and spiritual engagement.

Get Started

Download the Toolkit for Creating Older Adult Ministry (OAM) in your congregation by clicking to button below:

Resources:

Meditation, Contemplation

Fruit of the Spirit Meditation

Study Guides

Perspectives on Aging Bible Study

Action Tools

Church Building and ADA Accessibility

Bringing Generations Together

Age-Friendly Congregations (UCC Resource, $15) 

Support Groups

Starting a Caregiver Support Group

Disabilities and Dementia 

Respite for All

Dementia-Friendly Faith Communities 

Dementia and Loneliness

Wisconsin Aging and Disability Resource Aging and Disability Resource Center

End of Life Planning

“Planned Funeral Information Sheet For Individual Use Only” from Pilgrim UCC, Grafton

My Personal Planning Guide,” from Plopper Funeral Home

For more information or to join the working group, contact:

Rev. Lisa Hart

Rev. Art Wille

Cathy Wille