Concordia Lutheran Church in Jackson, TN has a “Blessing Bag” program. Through this program members are encouraged to keep a lunch bag of food in their cars and hand it out to the less fortunate on the streets. Anyone can also come and get a bag of food at the church. A relationship has been […]
District News - Congregations
Rev. John Merrill
Rev. John Merrill was installed as Pastor at First Lutheran Church, Fort Smith, AR on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 by Rev. Dr. Roger Paavola.
Installation of Rev Jim Jobst
Installation of Rev Jim Jobst as pastor and missionary at large in Magnolia, Arkansas December 20. L-R Rev Charles Johnson, Rev Johnny Graham, Rev. Don White, Pres. Roger Paavola, Rev. Jim Jobst, Rev. Dean Clausing, Rev. John Gierke, Rev. Dave Hormann.
Students working with local charities
St. John’s Lutheran School is located in Stuttgart, Arkansas, 50 miles southeast of Little Rock, Arkansas. We currently offer a pre-school program which begins with Infants through pre-school four. Our elementary school is Kindergarten through grade six. Total enrollment for the 2015-2016 school year is 163, which is a large increase from the 2014-2015 school […]
Redeeming Grace’s New Church Home
Congratulations to Redeeming Grace on New Church Home On Sunday, October 11, the church family of Redeeming Grace in Munford, TN celebrated the dedication of a newly acquired church building and property. A true blessing to this small congregation, the new worship home was donated to Redeeming Grace by a recently-dissolved Presbyterian congregation desiring to […]
Messiah Lutheran Church Dedication and Ribbon Cutting of the New Addition
The theme of the day Lord, I love the habitation of Your house and the place where Your glory dwells” Psalm 26:8. 120 worshippers joined the festivities on Sunday, August 30, 2015 as Messiah Lutheran Church, Pea Ridge, Arkansas, dedicated and cut the ribbon to their new 4000 square foot addition. “Under God’s care everything […]
St. Paul Lutheran Church-Dedicates Parish Hall
A bountiful celebration marked the parish hall dedication at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Wartburg, Tennessee. ‘Ahead of schedule’ and ‘under budget’ are claims few projects can boast, but the Mid-South District’s oldest congregation has the wisdom and experience to show us how it’s done! St Paul Lutheran Church, Wartburg, Tenn., established in 1846, raised […]
The ordination of Reverend Scott Henze
The ordination of Reverend Scott Henze took place on Sunday, August 9, 2015. The service was originally scheduled to take place at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. However, due to a transformer problem which cut the electricity to the church, the service was moved to First Lutheran Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Short Term Mission Trip to South Dakota
From Concordia, Kingsport, TN a short-term mission team went to Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota June 5-13. Inspired by Mrs. Laverne Morris, who purchased and organized our crafts for VBS and found our cabins to stay in, the team included Pastor Paul and Mary Becker, Frauke Darnell, Linda Morawetz and Rob McElhinny. We stayed […]
District Sunday “Thank You!”
We would like to extend a sincere “thank you” to congregations who recently observed “District Sunday.” This included announcing a special offering to support the District’s student financial aid program for professional church workers. Those gifts will be combined with the offering from the District Convention’s opening service on June 26. Again, we are grateful […]
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