Wauwatosa Avenue UMC’s history reflects its commitment to gather as friends, grow in our faith and share God’s love. Most recently, in November 2019, we formalized our “all are welcome” positions and became a Reconciling Congregation. In addition to worship services, adult education classes, children’s Sunday School and many other in-church activities, we strengthen our faith by sharing God’s love throughout the community and the world.

We provide hands-on, financial and prayer support for more than 15 local, national and international mission efforts. A few examples of long-time and more-recent worthy causes include: making bag lunches and muffins for The Gathering; collecting nonperishable food, clothing and personal hygiene items for Tosa Community Food Pantry now located in our building; Rooted and Rising and other social service agencies; and, providing Hawley Road Environmental School students with literacy support. We’ve helped build 24 Habitat for Humanity houses, sent youth and adults to work on multiple Appalachian Service Projects and financially supported a missionary in Africa for many years. Our longest-running support is as sponsor of Boy Scout Troop 21 since 1922 and counting! We have a Mission Room where people gather to make mats, knitted items and other projects to help locally and through Midwest Mission. Everyone is invited to help.