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I am blessed to be a member of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Fountain Hills.  The mission of the church is "To know Christ and to make Him known." Our pastor, Jeff Teeples, …

The first trans-identified bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has filed a lawsuit against the denomination after being compelled to resign over allegations of racism and other issues.

The first trans-identified bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has filed a lawsuit against the denomination after being compelled to resign over allegations of racism and other issues.

Edna Nina Frady, a longtime City of Falls Church resident and community activist, died peacefully last week at the age of 90 at the Goodwin House in Arlington where she had resided for more than a decade. Edna Frady! Her name was synonymous with Falls Church for decades among the biggest of poli ...

The head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has called for the resignation of the liberal mainline denomination’s first trans-identified bishop amid allegations of racism and other issues.

The head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has called for the resignation of the liberal mainline denomination’s first trans-identified bishop amid allegations of racism and other issues.

A California congregation with a sizable LGBT membership that belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has called for the removal of the denomination’s first trans-identified bishop.

A California congregation with a sizable LGBT membership that belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has called for the removal of the denomination’s first trans-identified bishop.

  By Rev. Jonathan Linman A year ago, Resurrection Lutheran Church in Westover voted to call me as their pastor. Shortly thereafter, the global pandemic was declared and the congregation, in keeping with safety protocols, discontinued meeting for Sunday worship. Only once have I experienced this congregation as a people that actually congregates in the church building in person on Sundays! Meanwhile, our entire nation entered into at least three intersecting crises – the pandemic, the econom...

St. James Lutheran Church, 109 York St., is supporting two ministries through $2,500 each gifts for REACH Mission Trips and Lutheran World Relief’s Middle East Appeal. The St. James Mission Fund utilizes designated funds to fulfill its mission of helping others with gifts to both local and international nonprofit agencies, according to a church release. The St. James Mission Fund Committee seeks to provide gifts that impact specific projects and to reach beyond the church’s standing m...