On Sunday April 15, 2018 six adults became members of Grace Lutheran Church in Murfreesboro, TN through the Rite of Confirmation. Front row: Suzanne Hildebrandt, David Mendicino, Emilia Suggs, Jennifer Suggs, Tray Suggs Back row: Jonathan Carter, Pastor Thoe and Pastor Wenck
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Good Shepherd helps clean up
On Saturday, April 21, 2018 Chapel of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Sharps Chapel, TN helped to pick up the litter along Sharps Chapel Road, including the section which is in front of the property where their first church building will be built. Jeff Garretson from the congregation organized the event and heads this […]
Never Forget!
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 […]
Volunteers – The True Power Behind God’s Kingdom
Where would the global Church and all the parachurch ministries be without volunteers? That’s a scary thought. More than any other entity in the world, the global Church relies on volunteers to accomplish its objectives…sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ throughout God’s Kingdom. So to all of you volunteers, and as a leader of […]
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:
Mother’s Day at Christ the King, Memphis
In the spring of 2011, CTK’s chair of the Board of Fellowship, in an effort to encourage inter-generational contact and expressions of faith, approached CTK member Caroline Johnson – known for her fabulous photography – and asked if she would be willing to take photos of members and their moms on Mother’s Day. Caroline readily […]
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 […]
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