Welcome Home

Welcome home and thank-you for your service and sacrifice.

"Welcome home" is a simple phrase but it may have many different meanings for different veterans. For some it means where the heart is or a place to relax, but for others it means entering into a different type of conflict. Before you were deployed you were trained to fight an unfamiliar enemy in unfamiliar surroundings, but no one trained you for the unexpected conflicts or challenges you would encounter returning home.

We are here to help. We know and understand the booby traps that our minds play; we’ve been hit by the IEDs (Inability to Explain Difficulties); the flashbacks; nightmares; drinking to numb the pain; the fear of the night and the prayer that the Lord would let us not wake up; and the list grows.

We offer help in identifying and assisting veterans, family members, and congregations with the various issues and needs that many returning soldiers display. We are different than many counseling service organizations in that we make use of God’s strength, mercy and forgiveness in the application of human care. We approach healing from a Christian and Lutheran perspective.

Help Support Our Ministry Through Thrivent

altThrivent members can help support the programs and services offered to veterans and their families by Lutheran Military Veterans and Families Ministries. Through Thrivent Choice Dollars, eligible benefit members of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans can designate where their Choice Dollars are directed, and also recommend where Thrivent Financial distributes part of its charitable funds each year.

Thrivent Member’s Choice Dollars make a difference in the lives of veterans and their families. Make a difference today in the lives of military veterans and their families by donating at https://www.thrivent.com/thriventchoice/

Basic Training Shepherdsville

phil LMVFM Trainer (SGM) Phil Bell discusses the morning training highlights with one of the class participants from the two-day basic training seminar held in Shepherdsville, KY on May 1-2, 2012. The seminar was offered to suicide prevention specialists and faith-based organizatons. Click here to see more photos of the participants.


Become a Partner

We gratefully acknowledge the ongoing financial support of our partner congregations and organizations. With their generous support, and the support of many other individuals and institutions, we are able to provide services free of charge to all military veterans and their family members.

Please prayerfully consider supporting this ministry. To become a partner, simply print the membership application and mail it to

Lutheran Military Veterans and Families Ministries, Inc.
1615 Vance Ave, Suite 3
Fort Wayne, IN 46805.

You may also make a donation anytime via Paypal.

Recent Events

Basic Training KY

A two-day basic training seminar was held in Shepherdsville, KY on May 1-2, 2012. The seminar was offered to suicide prevention specialists and faith-based organizatons. Read more...

Upcoming Events

Freedom Through Art


The "Freedom Through Art" program invites veterans and their families to come and relax with each other as they work on any number of artistic projects. The group meets every Tuesday from 6-8 PM. All supplies and materials are provided free to veterans and their families. See the FTA flyer for more information.



Women Veterans Wellness Retreat

The next two Women Veterans Wellness Retreats will be held on July 13-15 and September 28-30, 2012, at the Victory Noll Center in Huntington, Indiana. These retreats are open to any female veteran regardless of age or service period including those currently serving. See flyer for details.

Basic Training WI

We will be conducting a basic training seminar at the Parish Nurse Convention in Mequon, WI on May 30, 2012.