Sunday, September 8, 2013
In your community!
We are a church that rolls up our sleeves and gets to work. For 25 years, the ELCA has been a church deeply rooted in faith and in sharing its passion for making positive changes in the world. To celebrate our 25th anniversary and our church’s commitment to sharing God’s love with our neighbors, your congregation is called to take part in a dedicated day of service. On September, 8, 2013, let’s join together as 4 million members, nearly 10,000 congregations, 65 synods and the churchwide expression for a dedicated day of service — one church, freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor. Continue reading…
Over one-quarter of our ELCA staff are deployed around the country – staff who work outside of our Lutheran Center in Chicago, IL. The majority of our deployed staff is connected to our Congregational and Synodical Mission (CSM), Mission Advancement units, or the Mission Investment Fund of our ELCA. Continue reading…
July 1, 2013
Faith Lutheran Church – West Fargo, ND
July 2, 2013
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church – Bismark, ND
Comedy mixed with practical parenting…
Dr. Rich Melheim, author of “Holding Your Family Together” is coming to West Fargo, teaching the FAITH5 to pastors, Christian educators, church leaders, volunteers and families.
The afternoon event is geared toward pastors and church leadership. In four hours of challenging systems thinking, you will learn how to challenge, equip, and support parents in the role as primary faith mentors for their children every night. Faith will be inkubated every week at church and every night in every home.
The evening event will teach parents and children the FAITH5, an easy-to-remember, five-step faith practice that can help you hold your family together in a few minutes each night. Continue reading…
A Night of Great Music and Honest Talk
October 3, 2013
7:00 pm
Chester Fritz Auditorium – Grand Forks, ND
 Nadia Botz-Weber |
 Rachel Kurtz |
 AGAPE* |
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Practical Guideance for Homes and Congregations
With Guest Speaker: Nathan Dungan
October 26, 2013
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Knutson Center, Concordia College – Moorhead, MN
Author, founder, and President of Share, Save, Spend, Nathan Dungan is an industry thought-leader on helping youth and adults link their money decisions to their values. Continue reading…
Value Statement 5:
We are a church that rolls up our sleeves and gets to work.
In March 2013, High Plains Ministry received a “cry for help” from Mandee Zerr, volunteer coordinator at Northlands Rescue Mission. The Mission was without a cook and Mandee desperately needed help providing meals. Mandee was suffering from a painful shoulder which required some necessary surgery. Two teams of volunteers from High Plains Ministry answered Mandee’s call by purchasing groceries and coffee, baking, cooking, and serving meals at the Mission. Continue reading…
from Bishop Bill Rindy
I don’t usually watch C-Span but the Monday following our synod assembly I heard a Senate committee having the same debate our assembly had the previous day: whether our country should allow the immigration of gay/lesbian partners of U.S. citizens from outside of the U.S. The assembly had a culturally relevant discussion. Although declining to speak corporately, people on both sides of the issues were encouraging their brothers and sisters in Christ to exercise their constitutional rights and responsibilities in a Christ-like manner. Thank you to the people of the Eastern North Dakota Synod for electing faithful voting members to do the work of our assembly. Continue reading…
To honor the 25th anniversary of the formation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, each of the synod’s eight conferences created videos to illustrate eight core value statements of the ELCA. These were interspersed throughout the gathering to share examples of what it means to be God’s people, the Body of Christ—both in eastern North Dakota and around the world. Watch the videos below: Continue reading…
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