Located on the corner of Hoover Ave and S. East Ave., Crosswalk Church, formerly Alliance Bible Church, offers several group studies in addition to the Sunday service. Crosswalk offers an "Awana" program for kids 4-years-old to 8th grade on Wednesday nights. The church is led by Pastor Randy Skaja.
Elmbrook Humane Society (EBHS) cares for more than 2,500 animals a year in its Brookfield shelter that was built in 2004. With staff and some 200 volunteers, the shelter offers a wide variety of animals for adoption.
EBHS contracts to provide animal rescue and other services for the City of Brookfield, Villages of Butler, Chenequa, Elm Grove, Nashotah and the Towns of Brookfield and Delafield. The agency also offers educational programs with area schools on responsible pet ownership and animal care.
Founded in 1957, Calvary Lutheran Church has grown from 34 families to about 1,000 members. It remains in its original site near Calhoun and Gebhardt roads, although its land has expanded and a major addition was built in 1996.
Calvary's Saturday evening and early Sunday services are more traditional with pipe organ hymns, while the later Sunday service is more contemporary including rock and bluegrass music. In summer the 10am service is held outdoors.
Wednesday evenings there are study groups and choir and handbell ringer practices.
Brookfield Christian Reformed Church unveiled a major expansion project in 2007 that added an 800-seat worship space and other facilities. About 450 people attend its Sunday services at 9:30am and 6 pm. Brookfield Christian Reformed Church is part of the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRC) which includes nearly 1,000 Protestant churches in the US and Canada.
The Shorewood Public Library is an informational facility which endeavors to provide its community with materials, programs and events that meet the personal, educational and professional needs of its patrons. This library offers research database resources, children's programs and events, book clubs for teens, homework help, story times, author visits and more.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ozaukee County is based in Grafton and provides the youth between the ages of 5 and 15 with an opportunity to develop a special friendship with a caring adult.
The ‘new friends’ spend an average of three hours together two to three times per month exploring interests, sharing stories, and enjoying the experience of being together.
Archbishop Albert E. Meyer established Our Lady of Lourdes Congregation as a parish in 1958. The name was chosen because it was the centennial anniversary of the appearance of the Blessed Mother to St. Bernadette at Lourdes. A wing of classrooms was added to the building in 1961 to meet the need of burgeoning class sizes. The '70s and '80s brought tremendous growth to the parish in membership, programs, committees and staffing.
All of the changes and growth over 30 years have made Our Lady of Lourdes a destination parish. The '90s brought great overhauls to the worship in both space, converting the gymnasium to a church, and style, by introducing dramatic presentations and dance to the liturgies. Expanded music and drama programs were brought into the fold.
Our Lady of Lourdes also hosts an Annual Fun Fest for the community. Beginning in 1985, the festival has been a means of gathering the community and celebrating the parish.
Mass is held every Sundaya and during the week.
