First Lutheran Church has been blessed to have a sister and brother both serve as music ministry staff – Bonita Johnsen-Thomsen and Boyd Bacon. Bonita served at the time of our 125th…
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Since our early days, music has been a cornerstone of our church’s identity. Sunday’s anniversary worship services involved over 85 member musicians and singers – young and old! The music featured the children’s…
The banners displayed on the Altar on Sunday for our anniversary were designed for the 150th anniversary. They were the work of a special committee composed of Andrew Morrow, Molly Goninan, Loretta Hammelmann,…
Did you ever yearn in the past two years to simply be in fellowship with your church family and to be in close proximity and hug another person without fear or anxiety? Imagine,…
Hugging. Smiling. Laughing. Crying. Welcoming. Reminiscing. Singing. Praying. Communing. Reflecting. Dreaming. Celebrating. We may have had to wait two extra years to celebrate our 150th anniversary at First Lutheran Church, but it didn’t…
We were blessed to have former pastors, a vicar and daughters of First Lutheran join us at our 152nd anniversary celebration on Sunday! They are each featured in the first photo (left…
First Lutheran celebrated 152 years as a faith community this past weekend! The buiding was filled with hope, energy, love, optimism, laughter and tears as we reflected on the past and set our…
On Sunday, we celebrate 152 years of ministry at First Lutheran Church with 56 of those years at our current site of 70th & A Street. We broke ground for the building on…
Just a tidbit of the sights and sounds of 450+ worshipers at First Lutheran Church on Easter morning.
If you were at church on Easter Sunday, you couldn’t help but notice the My Story. Our Story. God’s Story. mosaic that made its debut in the Commons area that day! The mosaic…
