Report from Julie K. Aageson

Eastern North Dakota Synod Assembly 2013
Gathered around the theme, “Together at the Crossroads,” voting members for the Eastern North Dakota Assembly came together in Jamestown, April 20-21, to do the business of the synod’s annual gathering. A total of 469—voting members, guests, and visitors—from 212 congregations joined together in worship and song, learning and debate. Continue reading…
Central African Republic: UNHCR and WFP Join Forces to Assist Central African Republic Refugees in Demoratic Republic of Congo
from World Food Programs – 8 March 2013
Kinshasa – Two United Nations agencies are stepping up efforts to assist refugees from the Central Africa Republic (CAR) who have fled into the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The UN agency for refugees, UNHCR, and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) have come together to assist the large numbers of people who have fled fighting between Seleka rebels and the CAR army since mid-December. Continue reading…
Dear Friends,
Moussa Oumaru is a young boy of about 13 years old, from the Fulbe ethnic group, who is thin of face and body. He is not a strong, or powerful, young man but he has a strong heart. Continue reading…
We are a church that rolls up its sleeves and gets to work.
The ELCA malaria campaign is a prime example. Mosquitos are busy at night, a child dies every 60 seconds.; when we started the campaign a child died every 45 seconds. That difference of 15 seconds means 480 more children per day, some 14,600 more per month, and over 175,000 more children per year are now alive. Continue reading…

University Lutheran Center at NDSU has a new pastor! On January 1 Pastor Dan Heath began his call as parttime pastor with ULC, returning to active campus ministry after 25 years of parish ministry in Region 3 synods. Continue reading…
Dear friends, Joyeux Noel to all of you.
I know this list is rather limited and I would request that you forward as needed, but wanted to get the news to the partners of EELRCA in a timely manner. Some of you may be aware that rebel activity to the north of CAR has been increasing the last few weeks and they’ve been taking control of more and more towns as they move toward Bangui. Today the US embassy evacuated non-essential personnel and advised US citizens to either evacuate or prepare to leave. The violence or activity has so far not been in the communities where the church is found, nor where we have personnel. Continue reading…

Value Statement 1:
We are a church that belongs to Christ.
There is a place for you here!
“The Perfect Place for Imperfect People”
“God didn’t bring me to recovery… recovery brought me to God” is a comment we often here at Recovery Worship. People are in search of a “Higher Power,” a God of their understanding that will help them live a life in recovery. More than anything else Recovery Worship is a place for “seekers”; people seeking God, and also people seeking a non-judgmental worshiping community where they can share the weaknesses and struggles with people who understand, and people who have shared in those struggles. Continue reading…

The Epiphany season celebrates Jesus as the Light to the nations, beginning with the celebration of the magi, wise men from afar who followed the star to find the Christ child. Many of us use this season to focus on how the Light of the world is reflected in and through our global work. As a new ELCA missionary, this global work together as a church is now my passion and calling. Continue reading…