Josephine welcomes any church of a Christian denomination to be a partner in ministry with it. Since the beginning in 1908, Josephine has been affiliated with the Lutheran denomination. Today, Josephine is a Social Ministry Organization of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). As a social ministry organization of the ELCA, Josephine supports the following: “The church is a people created by God in Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit, called and sent to bear witness to God’s creative, redeeming and sanctifying activity in the world.” As part of the affiliation with the ELCA, Josephine is required to have partner churches as corporate members and for this reason. These congregations are active participants in the governance and activities at Josephine:
Anacortes Lutheran Church (Anacortes, WA)
Bethlehem Lutheran (Marysville, WA)
Burlington Lutheran Church (Burlington, WA)
Camano Lutheran Church (Camano, WA)
Central Lutheran Church (Everett, WA)
Christ the Servant Lutheran Church (Bellingham, WA)
Edison Lutheran Church (Bow, WA)
Faith Lutheran Church (Smokey Point, WA)
Fir Conway Lutheran Church (Mt Vernon, WA)
First Evangelical Lutheran (Mt Vernon, WA)
Freeborn Church (Stanwood, WA)
Oak Harbor Lutheran Church (Oak Harbor, WA)
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church (Everett, WA)
Our Saviour’s Lutheran (Arlington, WA)
Our Saviour’s Lutheran (Stanwood, WA)
Peace Lutheran Church (Silvana, WA)
Salem Lutheran Church (Mt Vernon, WA)
Stanwood United Methodist Church (Stanwood, WA)
Trinity Lutheran Church (Mt Vernon, WA)