Partnership with Lutheran Churches is a vital part of Mill Neck's ministry. Mill Neck provides funding for a full time pastor to work with the Deaf. The Rev. William Wrede currently serves as the Mission Field Developer for Deaf Ministry. Through this position, two Deaf congregations in New York City are served and hearing congregations are visited regularly, informing them about ministry to people who are Deaf in the Atlantic District. Monthly opportunities for Christian fellowship are also provided on Long Island.

The Atlantic District of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod is responsible for over 40 missions in Metropolitan New York, Long Island and Eastern New York State. The district also employs two dozen mission field developers, most of whom are working in culture-specific ministries. The task of the field developer is to plant missions and congregations in a number of areas within the district and to develop leaders in each of the sites. For more information about the Atlantic District, visit www.ad-lcms.org.