My Friends House, an ELCA-affiliated public benefit corporation founded by Ascension, Los Angeles in 1995, focuses on hunger prevention and healthy living in an inner-city environment. Their innovative Creative Chefs program, held Thursdays from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m, uses local chefs to promote healthy eating and cooking with the goal
Continue readingIn 2013, former Bishop Dean Nelson ordained Pastor Marcos “Mark” Panahon at St. Matthew’s Church in Glendale. In September of that year, St. Matthew’s Filipino outreach community became an official ministry. St. Matthew’s senior pastor, Rev. Keith Barnwart, Jr., and the English Congregation of St. Matthew’s have accepted the Filipino
Continue readingSt. Francis of Assisi was called the “Second Christ.” Forsaking the wealth he was born into, he chose a life of poverty with the common people, and was so at home in the creation that he called the sun his brother and the moon his sister. Birds lighted on his
Continue readingThere is a new and growing community, lead by Pastor Ryan Chaddick, gathering in the Santa Clarita Valley. When we gather, things happen. Things and people, Bloom. This past year, one person in particular who Bloomed is Kathi. Kathi Giddens experienced tremendous change in 2015 — arthroscopic knee surgery, months recuperating
Continue readingIglesia Luterana Santa Cruz is a unique tri-lingual community in Santa Maria, primarily supported by the Central Coast Conference of the Southwest California Synod. This year, Iglesia Santa Cruz is facing a major transition as founding pastor Patricia Muran retires, with Interim Pastor Ron Gieko leading the community while a
Continue readingGlory Lutheran Church is an Evangelical Lutheran body, practicing in the full belief of God’s unconditional love and grace through Martin Luther’s theology of Cross and other teachings. Glory is a Purpose Driven church, motivated by Worship, Ministry, Evangelism/Mission, Fellowship and Discipleship, as well as a Natural Church Development community,
Continue readingHollywood 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
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