Brian Chaffee News Today

CommUnity meals in Pine River and Backus are made possible by donations and volunteers.

Donation will support weekly free meals in Pine River and Backus.

Organizations make Christmas brighter with gifts for families from Pine River to Nisswa, Pequot Lakes to Crosslake

Donation is part of a matched grant for the program.

CommUnity Thanksgiving dinner will be drive-up only

ICSO donates boxed meals and $1,000 to the Pine River-Backus Family Center

Calling someone a “so-and-so” is not a compliment, but change the spelling to “Sew ’n Sew,” and the term takes on a new — and positive — meaning. It’s the name adopted by a group of women who meet monthly at Zion’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Greensburg. At home and

A difference over languages spurred the founding of Zion’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Greensburg. “A number of people wanted to worship in the language of commerce, which is to say English,” said the Rev. Brian Chaffee, 23rd in the line of pastors who have led the congregation since Jan. 16,

Program benefits shelves in Pequot Lakes and Pine River.

The Supreme Court’s controversial ruling Friday overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortions divided local clergy like it has the nation, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be talking about it at services this week. While most clergy members say they support the ruling with regard to