Lutheran Family Services (LFS) welcomes new Americans by helping them secure a place to live, find a job, enroll in language classes and negotiate the medical and legal systems. We can also help…
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by Julianna Ehlers In January, I had the opportunity to attend AMMPARO (Accompanying Migrant Minors with Protection, Advocacy, Representation and Opportunities) training at St.Thomas Lutheran Church in Omaha, along with 10 other members…
On Sundays we have men from the Community Correction Center Lincoln (CCCL), coming for worship and goal setting conversations. One of the ways we extended hospitality is by providing food for their conversation…
by Harold Sutter There are lots of ways to volunteer our time. So why the BackPack Program? My wife, Gay, and myself, were initially asked if we could fill in as volunteers to…
Have you ever thought you would like to journey with someone as she or he learns English? Have you ever thought that journey may teach you something, too? If so, you are invited…
This summer two mission trip opportunities will be offered to the high school youth. This year is an ELCA Youth Gathering year (every 3 years) and First has not participated since 2009. Some…
New School Year Blessing Garden Blessing Gathering Blessing Home Blessing Leaving Home Blessing Marriage Blessing Moving Day Blessing New Baby Blessing Retirement Blessing Reunion Blessing Sending Blessing Caring for Aging Parent Blessing Having…
First Lutheran Church is the first and only AMMPARO (Accompanying Migrant Minors with Protection, Advocacy, Representation and Opportunities) ELCA church in Nebraska. What does this mean? It means First Lutheran is a welcoming…
Enjoy waffles and support our BackPack Program through the Lincoln Food Bank on Tuesday, February 13, from 5-7:00 pm at First Lutheran. Forty-seven families at Morley, Pyrtle and Beattie elementary schools are touched…
When we hear about Women of the ELCA at First Lutheran we tend to focus on the three women’s Bible Study Circles, but actually, all women are part of the Women of…
