Some assembly required Peace Lutheran Church (Cherokee Village, AR) commemorated the 500th Reformation anniversary with a two-prong approach: first, they gave away 500, 9 volt batteries on Oct. 28, at their local Walmart, to the community in generous celebration, encouraging everyone to make sure their smoke alarms are functioning properly at the usual daylight savings […]
District News - Congregations
Our Savior, Nashville, Celebrates Anniversaries
Rev. Lane Reuter, Senior Pastor of Our Savior Lutheran in Nashville, is standing at a replica of the Castle Church door in Wittenberg, Germany where Luther posted his 95 theses for academic debate. The door was made by several men in the congregation on the occasion of the Reformation’s 500th anniversary. The celebration also coincided […]
District Announces 2017 Ralph Weiser Excellence in Ministry Award Recipient
The Mid-South District is pleased to announce Mr. Don Israel as the 2017 Ralph Weiser Excellence in Ministry Award recipient. The award was given to Mr. Israel in a surprise presentation on Sunday, October 29 at his home congregation, Our Savior Lutheran Church in Nashville, Tennessee. Introduced in 2016, the Ralph Weiser Excellence in Ministry […]
Sharps Chapel Hosts Food Distribution
On Friday and Saturday, October 6 and 7, fifty neighbors from across Sharps Chapel, TN worked together on a Second Harvest Food Distribution held in the Sharps Chapel Elementary School. Over 13,000 pounds of food with a retail value of almost $23,000 were distributed to 135 families in need. The food was donated by the […]
Congregation Serving a Community Neighbor in Nashville
John Overton High School is a large metropolitan school located in south Nashville on Franklin Road, which is also near the location of Our Savior Lutheran Church. For the last four years, Our Savior has reached out to Overton High School by providing meals and building supportive relationships with the 90 members and coaches of […]
Diaper Drive
This fall, Our Savior Lutheran Academy in Nashville, Tennessee hosted a Diaper Drive through the organization, the Nashville Diaper Connection. Our Academy families, church members, and community collected diapers to give to families in need throughout Middle Tennessee. One in three families cannot afford to buy diapers for their children. These diapers will be a […]
Rev. Timothy J. Henning
The installation service for Rev. Timothy J. Henning (Trinity Lutheran Church, Mena, AR) took place on Sunday, October 8th, 2017. Presiding Minister was Rev. Darrell Kobs and Rev. Jason Zirbel gave the sermon. There were 60 in attendance. Pastor Henning graduated from Concordia College at Seward, NE and from Concordia Theological Seminary at Fort Wayne, […]
Rev. Alebachew Teshome
The Installation of Rev. Alebachew Teshome as Associate Pastor at Faith Lutheran Church, Thompson’s Station, Tennessee on Sunday, October 15, 2017.
Church Planting
Rev. JD Zischke presenting his plans for a church plant in Northwest Arkansas. There were 40 people from seven different Fayetteville circuit congregations. Rev. Zischke began his work in July 2017.
Faith Lutheran Church Welcomes Ms Whitely
On August 27, 2017, Jenny Whitely was installed as Worship Leader and Missional Minister at Faith Lutheran Church in Collierville, TN. Jenny comes to Faith from St. Stephens Lutheran Church in North Carolina where she served as a Music Director. She has a BS Degree in Elementary Education, a Lutheran Teacher Diploma and an Associate […]
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