Denver Metro Lutheran High School Choir will be the musical guests at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Melrose Park, Illinois, on Wednesday, March 29.
Denver Metro Lutheran Choir Guests at St. Paul, Melrose Park
St. Peter, Arlington Heights, Gains ‘Service Enterprise’ Designation
St. Peter Lutheran Church and School in Arlington Heights, Illinois, is pleased to announce they have been certified by Points of Light as a Service Enterprise.
Free ‘Heartland’ Conference for Ministries
The Best Practices Heartland Conference is for pastors, other called workers, and for lay volunteers. Save the dates now (October 11-13, 2017) for this free event at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Columbus, Indiana.
Registration Open for 6th Annual Father-Son Retreat
“Saved to Serve” is the theme of the sixth annual men’s retreat for fathers and sons hosted by Immanuel Lutheran Church of Belvidere, Illinois. Sons must be at least 11 years old to attend.
Need Money for New Ministry?
LCEF urges churches to “pray big, think big, do big.’ Their Kaleidoscope Fund offers opportunities for Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod ministries nationwide to access larger grants to begin something new.
W. James Kirchhoff Called to Glory
Dr. W. James Kirchhoff, a commissioned minister in The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) since 1957 and LCMS Northern Illinois District education executive for 23 years, was called to glory on March 1.
Marilyn Lindeman Called to Glory
Marilyn Lindeman, early leader in Lutheran Early Childhood Education, was called to glory on February 17. Services will be at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Des Plaines, Illinois, on March 3 and 4.
District Circuits Up for Realignment
It takes a convention. When a district’s circuit structure no longer complies with Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod requirements, the circuit lines need to be redrawn.
Rev. Karl Koeppen: District’s 2016 School Shepherd
Rev. Karl Koeppen, senior pastor at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and School in Bourbonnais, Illinois, has received the LCMS Northern Illinois District’s School Shepherd Award for 2016.
Light of God’s Grace at Stateville
In the family visitation room at Stateville Prison (Crest Hill, Illinois) now one often sees fathers reading books to their children, thanks to an assistant warden’s request and the quick response of Deaconess Lori Wilbert,