St. Augustine’s Lutheran School in South Sudan. Pastor Russell Shewmaker (Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Jonesboro, AR) has been teaching there on a short term mission trip.
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Advocates for Family, Life, and Religious Liberty
6th Circuit Upholds Vote for Amendment 1! —From Family Action Council of Tennessee (https://factn.org) January 9, 2018, by a 3-0 opinion, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the vote in 2014 by the people of Tennessee to amend their state Constitution to strip out a “right to abortion” that our Tennessee Supreme Court found […]
State of Tennessee Bestows Honor on St. Paul in Wartburg
The congregation of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Wartburg, TN was surprised with a special honor from the State of Tennessee in late November of 2017. At the request of state Senator Ken Yager, an official proclamation was issued honoring both the 170th anniversary of St. Paul’s and its positive impact in the community throughout […]
Lutheran Schools – In Every Corner of the World
With this issue of the Encourager focusing on Lutheran Schools as we celebrate Lutheran School Week January 22-28th, it seems appropriate to highlight a specific Lutheran School in Haiti. These pictures are of Mourne Brouille in Les Cayes, Haiti. This single building holds five classrooms and over 175 students. Their classrooms are divided by plastic […]
The State of Our Schools
Greetings from the district office. I want to take this opportunity to tell you about the schools in our district. I will tell you about the number of schools, teachers, and students in the district. I will show some facts about the number of Lutheran, non-Lutheran, and mission students enrolled in our schools. And I […]
Lutheran Schools Week
In 1943, a rumor that spread throughout North America like wildfire! The rumor was that anyone could buy a brand new Ford car for the price of one penny. The rumor was that if anyone would bring in a new, 1943 US copper penny, they could buy a new Ford car. People by the thousands, […]
First Lutheran in Knoxville
Each year brings new trials and triumphs. In 2017 the ministry of First Lutheran in Knoxville had both, and has emerged a stronger more well equipped ministry. We have been blessed with growth in enrollment which has presented wonderful ministry opportunities and renewed excitement for our future. We loved being able to educate our new […]
Our Savior Lutheran Academy…blessing those in need
It has been a busy year at Our Savior Lutheran Academy in Nashville, TN. Our staff, students and families are giving back and blessing those who are in need in our local community! Throughout our first semester, our Academy has hosted several donations drives and outreach events which included: a community blood drive with the Red […]
Installation of Pastor Edward K. Rosser
The Installation of Pastor Edward K. Rosser was held on December 3, 2017 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (Chattanooga) where he will serve as Assistant Pastor. Pictured L to R, Pastor Gilbert H. Pingel, Circuit Visitor; Pastor Edward K. Rosser; Pastor H. Chris Sheets
Principal Lindsey Hoffman at First Lutheran School
Principal Lindsey Hoffman at First Lutheran School in Knoxville accepts the accreditation certificate for preschool and elementary school from the Mid-South District Education Executive, Allen Piepenbrink. CONGRATULATIONS FIRST LUTHERAN!
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