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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 economic upheaval that resulted, along with people pouring into the streets throughout the country to prot...
St. James Lutheran Church, 109 York St., is supporting two ministries through $2,500 each gifts for REACH Mission Trips and Lutheran World Reliefâs 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 churchâs standing mission partners and budgeted donations from its benevolence programs. After soliciting project propo...