Never Forget! We cannot and will not forget to honor volunteers. I’m reminded of volunteers we can relate to in tangible ways. We could not be a church without the dedicated volunteers to do so much for the church. Volunteers are the ones that make our congregations, schools, and ECC’s efficient and pertinent for our […]
MLK 50th Year Remembrances
Dear fellow redeemed, it was 50 years ago this month that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr was in our district to speak up for the striking Memphis sanitation workers. As the nation prepares for a national remembrance of the assassination of Dr. King, I would like to share with you a Lutheran connection […]
Lutheran Camp on Petit Jean
Register Now The early registration discount deadline for summer camp is just around the corner. Parents can deduct $50 from camp fees by registering their children and paying the fees by April 15. Other discounts are available for siblings, bringing-a-friend and attending more than one session of camp. Traditional and Specialty Camps In addition to […]
Welcome Pastor Floyd Smithey
At Sunday’s Devine Service (March 18th) Senior Pastor Edward Schmidt installed Pastor Floyd Smithey as Associate Pastor. He came out of retirement to serve on a part time basis helping to carry out the mission of First Lutheran Church & School in Knoxville, TN. The members thank God for this faithful servant and pray every […]
Welcome Rev. Belles
The ordination and installation of Rev. James Edward Belles took place on Sunday, March 18, 2018, at Grace Celebration Lutheran Church, Cordova, TN. Taking part in the Divine Service included:
Volunteers from Chapel of the Good Shepherd
In a new church which meets in borrowed space, everyone is a volunteer doing what is necessary: cleaning and setting up the worship space; carrying in hymnals, altar paraments, communion ware, processional cross, baptismal font and bowel, keyboard, items for the visitors’ welcome table, Good Shepherd picture, coffee fellowship supplies, and coat hangers. After each […]
Volunteer Gives Praise Lutheran a Spirit-filled Gift
Dick Mohr, an elder at Praise Lutheran Church in Maryville, TN appears with Pastor Derek Roberts on Feb 11, 2018, the day of dedication of a new, baptismal font that Mohr volunteered to build for the church. Mr. Mohr researched, designed, and built the eight-sided font. He decorated the panels with 8 Christian symbols he […]
Ordination and Installation of Rev. Jerry Stobaugh
District’s First Pastor Installation Through Specific Ministry Colloquy On Saturday, March 10, the Ordination and Installation of Rev. Jerry Stobaugh was held at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, Oakland, TN. Rev. Stobaugh is the first of several men who completed the requirements for Specific Ministry Colloquy in The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Congratulations to Rev. Stobaugh and […]
St. Paul Lutheran Church 125th Anniversary
Congratulation to St. Paul Lutheran Church, Gillett AR, celebrated it’s 125th Anniversary on February 4, 2018. Approximately 85 people attended the celebration along with the former and current Pastors.
Results of the LCMS Lutheran Youth Fellowship
2018 Leadership Training Search – 3 recipients The Youth and Family Ministry Board of the Mid-South District sought senior high youth to participate in a leadership development training to be held from March 15 to 18, 2018 in St. Louis, MO. The focus of this year’s training is Speaking the Truth in Love. As a […]
