First Lutheran Church, Knoxville, TN The installation of the Reverend Edward Maanum at First Lutheran Church, Knoxville, TN, took place on Sunday, May 31, 2020. The congregation met in the sanctuary, observing precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic, but accommodated the event with a picnic-style reception in the school parking lot following the service.
District News - Congregations
Paul Leigeber’s Installation set for July 26
Serving Dyersburg and Union City Pastor Liegeber (said lie-gebor) met with council members of Faith Lutheran Church on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. He and his wife Kara have moved from Sheperd of the Bay Church in Lillian, Alabama (near Mobile) to our church location at 2012 East Reelfoot Avenue in Union City, Tennessee in their […]
Good shepherd breaks ground
Sharps Chapel, TN On the Day of Pentecost, May 31, Chapel of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Sharps Chapel celebrated the fifth anniversary of their first worship service by officially breaking ground for their first church building. “Normally a groundbreaking occurs before construction begins,” Rev. Paul Kritsch, pastor of the church noted. “However, these last […]
We Have Cement Blocks
Chapel of the Good Shepherd Hopefully the construction will be finished in late fall. We had a number of rain delays this past winter — 52% of the total annual rainfall occurred in Jan-March. Chapel of the Good Shepherd’s building site is located at 681 Sharps Chapel Road, Sharps Chapel, TN. Construction has commenced in […]
Teacher Appreciation
Teacher Appreciation Week in May was a well-deserved acknowledgement of the many things our teachers had accomplished during the year. I personally would like to thank all the teachers in the district for the extraordinary work that has been done during this unprecedented time. I show my bias when I say that teachers are one […]
Squares with Prayers
Ladies sewing ministry at Friends in Christ (Bryant, AR) making masks These ladies are members of Friends in Christ Lutheran Church’s sewing group, “Squares with Prayers.” They began last year by making quilts (hence the name) and quilted lap blankets and bibs for nursing homes, hospice, shut ins and for our Kids Closet ministry. They […]
Prayer Initiative
“We Lutherans are a praying people. We pray all the time, not just in times of crisis, when the ‘ship is in danger,’ but through private devotional prayers, Bible study group prayers, email prayers, and bulletin and worship service prayers; we pray for and with each other daily. But in such a time as this, […]
Virtual Bible Study
In these uncertain times, it becomes a challenge to forge and keep bonds of friendship and spiritual kinship alive and flourishing – no in-person Bible Class, no Small Groups, no fellowship over a cup of coffee in the narthex or in the nursery sharing childcare tips. The traditional methods of engendering closeness and community among […]
Small Town Ministry through the lens of COVID-19
St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lafe, AR has served our community of less than 500 by providing various food and social opportunities throughout the years. We have also recently completed the Mid-South District’s first Gen2Gen network along with 4 other congregations from West Region. As the reality of COVID-19 hit home, our ability to reach […]
Emmanuel Lutheran shares their story on adapting
Emmanuel (Hermitage, TN) has had a crazy spring, but God is good and we’re making lemonade out of lemons. We’re doing a lot of the same things other churches are doing (because of COVID-19) – live streaming our services on YouTube and Facebook. We’re also having Bible study, board meetings, and youth meetings through Zoom.We’re […]
