Thank you for your congregation’s faithful and generous sharing of mission support with the synod and churchwide expressions of the ELCA during November 2024.I was recently blessed to experience what it means to be church together in a whole new way. Along with Bishop...
Prayer, Presence, and Projects guide our Bega Kwa Bega companionship with the Iringa Diocese. The Scholarship and Education Working Group of the Iringa Committee focuses primarily on Projects. Through your generosity, in addition to providing scholarships for...
There’s not an empty parking spot among the diagonal spaces that line Farmington’s Third Street on a blustery Tuesday evening in November. Latecomers park around the corner and foot it up the dark sidewalk past a smattering of restaurants, bars, gift shops and other...
A week ago I was in Guatemala City for a visit to the Iglesia Luterana Agustina de Guatemala (ILAG), one of our global companions. I was accompanied by Pastor Justin Grimm, assistant to the bishop, and joined by Bishop Kevin Strickland and Pastor Justin Eller from the...
The days are short, the nights are long, and sunset comes early. For me, that’s a signal for an end-of-the-year review and thanksgiving. Did I make any commitments I have yet to fulfill? Are there items on my "To Do in 2024" list that need attention? And how about...
Fifteen years ago, St. Michael’s in Roseville entered into a relationship of accompaniment with a partner congregation in Cimiento, Guatemala. Through the years we have visited Guatemala, hosted leaders from the Iglesia de Luterana Agustina de Guatemala (ILAG), and...
Your calendar, like mine, is probably already filled with holiday gatherings. Thanksgiving is upon us; holiday parties abound; Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are reasons for family gatherings; and then come New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. More than likely, each of...
Thank you for your congregation’s faithful and generous sharing of mission support with the synod and churchwide expressions of the ELCA during October 2024. One of those ways we are church together is through the synod's congregational vitality ministries. These...
"Estoy nerviosa." That was my response to the reflection questions during our nightly delegation meetings. Each night leading up to our arrival in the Nueva Guatemala community in the Petén, I grew more and more nervous. What if I didn’t know enough Spanish to be able...
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