Our “Traveling With the Wisemen” God’s Work Our Hands Mini Cross Generational Vacation Bible School on January 2 and 3 offers you and your family time to be in community with other First…
Every penny spent this past weekend at First Lutheran Church’s annual Gifts of Hope Alternative Giving Market left the building to support the work of 16 trusted local, regional and international partners. In-person…
There’s a sense of expectation and immediacy in Mark 1:1-8. Pastor Greg Berger, Assistant to the Bishop, explains why. “There’s work to be done!”
What happens when the traditional characters from the Nativity story all experience the timing of Jesus’ arrival differently? The angels have waited a millennia for the moment to occur. For the innkeeper, the…
We’re celebrating Pastor Andrew’s installation and the beginning of his ministry at First Lutheran this weekend. Assistant to the Bishop, Pastor Greg Berger, will join us at all of our services December 2…
WE DID IT, FIRST LUTHERAN!! Not only did we meet the 500 Can Challenge from Thrivent, but we also broke last year’s record of 1,115 food items! Your generosity and kindness resulted in…
Yearning is our desire for something we hope will change our lives. The dream of home ownership. A new job. A new knee. A child or a lifelong partner. Anything worth yearning…
“And so the Advent waiting begins. We wait expectantly, actively, filled with hope.” Here’s Pastor Andrew Kitzing’s invitation to awaken to Advent’s opportunities.
Love is the theme when Ed Love and his Combo gather for the December 1 First Friday Jazz concert at First Lutheran Church. According to Ed, you might title the concert “Songs You’ve…
The upcoming season of the year may be the one when we are most dominated by time – appointments to keep, events and celebrations to schedule (and remember!), and deadlines looming, along with constant…