Hollywood Lutheran Church Thai Fellowship When Pastor Pongtep “Golf” Chutimapongrat, who pastors a Thai congregation at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Whittier, began receiving calls from members of the Thai community in North Hollywood and Burbank, he knew that he was being called by God to meet the
Continue readingPractice Discipleship: Re-energize Your Confirmation The Synod Assembly will be preceded on Thursday, June 2 by a Day of Learning, featuring a series of workshops centered around our assembly theme of “Church Together: Welcoming the Stranger.” Register for this year’s Day of Learning here. Meredith Gardner Director of Children, Youth
Continue readingLutherans in the Holy Land The Synod Assembly will be preceded on Thursday, June 2 by a Day of Learning, featuring a series of workshops centered around our assembly theme of “Church Together: Welcoming the Stranger.” Register for this year’s Day of Learning here. Workshop Leader: Lana Norton Chair, Middle East Peace
Continue readingWelcoming Central American Refugees The Synod Assembly will be preceded on Thursday, June 2 by a Day of Learning, featuring a series of workshops centered around our assembly theme of “Church Together: Welcoming the Stranger.” Register for this year’s Day of Learning here. Workshop Leader: Alexia Salvatierra Coordinator, Guardian Angels Project Central
Continue readingWelcoming the Stranger: Becoming a Dementia Friendly Congregation The Synod Assembly will be preceded on Thursday, June 2 by a Day of Learning, featuring a series of workshops centered around our assembly theme of “Church Together: Welcoming the Stranger.” Register for this year’s Day of Learning here. Workshop Leader: Nancy Gordon Director,
Continue reading2nd through 6th graders gathered at Luther Glen Camp the weekend of April 15 – 17 for the 2016 Elementary Youth Gathering, “Growing in God’s Garden.” They experienced crafts, games, the many animals at the Luther Glen farm, worship, Bible study, campfire, camp food, and a whole lot of fun.
Continue readingTogether with other community religious leaders, Bishop Guy Erwin participated in a public demonstration on March 23, Wednesday of Holy Week, protesting the deportation of Central American mothers and children who have sought refuge in the United States from the criminal gangs that threaten them at home. Rooted in the
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