The Rev. Murray D. Finck accepted appointment by Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton to become interim bishop of the Southwest California Synod on August 1, 2020, assuming the duties of the Rev. Dr. R. Guy Erwin, who left office on July 31 to assume the presidency of United Lutheran Seminary
Continue readingOn July 7, 2020, a Black woman who was sitting on the grass on the campus of St. Paul’s First Lutheran Church (stpaulsfirst.org) in North Hollywood, a Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Church (wels.net), was confronted by lay members of the church and the video of the incident posted on YouTube.
Continue readingThe Rev. Dr. Nelson W. Trout Chapel Dedication and Reception previously planned for February, 2020 has been rescheduled for February 2022, when we will be honored to have the Trout Family in attendance. An endowment in honor of Dr. Trout has been established, with a goal of $25,000 by December
Continue readingCrisis reveals the fault-lines of society; those places where the tectonic plates of race, class and gender collide. It’s shaky ground where no one wants to stand for long. Yet we tend to stand there long enough to throw blame across the fissures. Just enough blame to ease our shame.
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