About Us

   Community Lutheran Partners, Inc. (CLP), a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit Social Ministry Organization (SMO), was formed in 2002 to facilitate social ministry development in the West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod. CLP has developed working relationships with The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Lutheran Services in America (the largest health and human services organization in the United States), and other SMOs to facilitate social ministry development among churches and groups of churches, including ecumenical, interfaith, and community partnerships. The vision of CLP is to help the WV-WMD Synod become a "servant synod" committed to the development of unique responses to the needs of the vulnerable through education, direct services, and advocacy.

Our Vision
WV-WMD Synod is a Servant Synod committed to the development of unique responses to the needs of the vulnerable through education, direct service, and advocacy.

Our Mission
To enable and support congregations of the WV-WMD Synod and others in service to their neighbors

Contact Information

Community Lutheran Partners, Inc.
PO Box 174
Shepherdstown, WV 25443
Phone - 304-582-4264

General Information E-Mail

Executive Director E-Mail

Sarah Soltow  Executive Director

Board of Directors for 2007 - 2008

President - Judy Combs - Bomont, WV
Vice President - Reverend Beth Westphal - Wheeling, WV
Treasurer - Michael Zagarella - Shepherdstown, WV
Secretary - Marvin Beckman - Swanton, MD
Sandy Fricke - Huntington, WV
Peter Suwak - Burgettsville, PA
Reverend Don Thomas - Addison, PA
Dr. Jim Hansen - Hurricane, WV
Tom Devault - Mt. Morris , PA

2008 Board Meeting Dates

7-8 September - Annual Retreat

6 December - St. Paul, Morgantown, WV

“Organization Partner of the Year 2007”

Jefferson County Office of Homeland Security

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