On July 27, 2019 a Little Rock craft beer vendor, “Stone’s Throw Brewing”, held their “Block On Rock 6th Birthday Bash”. From 4:00pm to 10:00pm the two blocks of Rock Street between 7th & 9th in downtown Little Rock was blocked off for the bash. First Lutheran Church, located at 8th & Rock, was right […]
District News - Congregations
Faith Lutheran Installs Rev. David Schmidt
Sunday, July 14 at Faith Lutheran Church, Bentonville, AR. Rev. Schmidt was installed. From the left—Rev. Mark Krause, Rev. Hubert Bernthal, Rev. Brian Bibler, Rev. Robert Herring, Rev. JD Zischke, Rev. William Zwick, Rev. John Schmidt (father of David), and Rev. Chris Gorshe. Kneeling is Rev. David Schmidt, newly installed pastor of Faith, Bentonville. Others […]
Installation of Rev. Eric Longman
Installation of Rev. Eric Longman at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Rogers, AR on Sunday July 29, 2019. Pictured Front Row (L-R): Rev. Jeff Jordan, Rev. JD Ziscke, President Roger Paavola, Rev. Eric Longman, Rev. David Schmidt, Rev. Brandon Martin, Rev. Roger Schoolcraft Middle Row (L-R): Rev. Christopher Gorshe, Rev. Hubert Bernthal, Rev. Paul Hass, Rev. […]
Members Welcomed
Two newest members of Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Kay and Mike Irwin. Our previous keyboardist moved with her husband back to Indiana. We started praying for a new church musician, and within three weeks the Lord sent us Kay who is an experienced church musician. Even in the hinterlands of Lutheranism, the Lord blesses […]
Ordination and Installation Rite for Rev. William Zwick
The Ordination and Installation Rite for Rev. William Zwick was held on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at First Lutheran Church in Harrison, Arkansas. Pastor Zwick served his academic vicarage at First Lutheran from 2018 until his Ordination.
Mission To Ministry Zero to Sixty
Christ the King Lutheran Church in Memphis, TN, celebrates its sixtieth anniversary this fall. As a church plant in 1959, CTK was the beneficiary of significant encouragement and donations of time and talent from its sister congregations and their pastors. The Church Plant In September of 1958, the Mission Board of the Western District of […]
Future Building Plans
Chapel of the Good Shepherd This is the front elevation of Chapel of the Good Shepherd’s potential church building in Sharps Chapel, TN. This country church has a front door on the left into the narthex leading to the sanctuary. The door on the right leads past the pastor’s study into the fellowship hall. The […]
7th Annual Breakfast Honoring Vets
On May 25, 2019 Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church hosted 92 local veterans, including vets from WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and all 5 uniformed services for a pancake, sausage, bacon, and scrambled egg breakfast. The program included a color guard to post the colors, pledge of allegiance, presentation of memento pins to veterans, a guest speaker, […]
Memorial Day Action Team – 3rd year event
For the third year Shepherd of the Hills in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, organized a Thrivent Action Team to honor veterans and their families on Memorial Day. The Memorial Day Action team planned, prepared and served free brats, hot dogs, chips and drinks to close to 100 people who stayed after the Memorial Day Service conducted […]
Welcome to the Mid-South District!
The Mid-South District welcomes the candidates and vicar from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana. CALL CANDIDATES Joshua Ralston, Zion Lutheran Church – London, AR – Pastor William Zwick, First Lutheran Church – Harrison, AR – Pastor VICAR Richard Owen, Faith Lutheran Church – Hopkinsville, KY – Vicar
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