Sacred Places Summer 2011 | Page 12

secured federal stimulus funds through Milwaukee’s Social Development Commission to supplement its community-based fundraising efforts. As a result, Cross Lutheran was able to add a new examination room for the clinic, solar panels on the roof, and air-conditioning for the entire building. Most importantly, fellowship hall was renovated to better accommodate the large BOHEM crowds and its layout was redesigned to enable the program to use the space more efficiently. Cross Lutheran Church’s New Dollars/New Partners story exemplifies two basic obj