I. AIDS: Hands on Care
II. Latch on to Common Ground
III. Stir us, Free us


I. AIDS: Hands on Care
Synopsis:  Marie Frye says that her son's death "certainly started something that is special." After Michael was diagnosed with AIDS, members of Christ the King Lutheran Church, Houston, Texas, formed a care team. That initiated their participation in the largest community church and synagogue AIDS-care network in the country. It includes 68 congregations in 60 teams. Together, over the last seven years, they have cared for almost 1,300 men, women and children with AIDS. This segment looks at the care-team model through the ministry of Christ the King, one of 11 Lutheran congregations involved in this Houston-area ministry.

II. LATCH On To Common Ground
Synopsis:  The Lutheran Alliance for Transitional and Community Housing (LATCH) involves 14 Seattle-area ELCA congregations. Working with Lutheran Social Services, they took a step beyond advocating for affordable housing for the poor. First they purchased an 18-unit apartment house in Bothel, Washington. Then, adjacent to it, they built ten townhouses for low income families. Almost a year ago, MOSAIC cameras began to chronicle that construction and this segment both tells the LATCH story and celebrates the successful completion of their bold venture.

III. Stir Us, Free Us
Synopsis:  MOSAIC co-host and seminarian Wyvetta Bullock takes some ELCA children through the adventure of ELCA churchwide ministry. It takes us beyond our local scene to what we do together as a U.S. denomination and part of the Lutheran community in mission globally. This segment, shown at 1994 ELCA synod assemblies, provides a wonderful overview of what we do together. It shows who is working on our behalf, and how that portion of our offering we call "synod and churchwide benevolence" works for us all -- doing more than any single faith community could do by itself.