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Battery Giveaway, Peace Lutheran, AR

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 […]

Filed Under: District News - Congregations, Featured, Reformation Tagged With: Peace Lutheran Church, Reformation

Oktober Fest Recap

The weekend of October 13 & 14 was an exciting and busy time as the Mid-South District’s official Reformation events took place in Memphis.  On Friday, October 13, just over 500 people gathered for a special Reformation Choral Concert at the Rose Theater on the University of Memphis campus.  On Saturday, October 14, the District’s […]

Filed Under: District News, Featured, Home-Middle-Right Tagged With: OKTOBERFEST 2017

Thanksgiving Night in the Hunger Fight Events

Join us for a fun and entertaining fundraising event to feed the children attending Christian Schools in Haiti. Hear a Haitian Feeding Program Director describe the work being done in Haiti and how the feeding programs are a blessing to the children and church.  Many events include dinner, freewill offering, silent and live auctions and entertainment.  […]

Filed Under: Featured, Trinity/Hope, World Missions Tagged With: Thanksgiving Events

Service for His Kingdom takes sacrifice – submittal of servanthood

It all began when the well-intentioned mother of the sons of Zebedee (James and John) who asked Jesus to allow her two sons to be seated at His right and left, “… in Your kingdom.” Whose mother doesn’t want to have the best for her children? The parent who sees the dedication to any cause […]

Filed Under: Featured, Home-Middle-Left, President Paavola Tagged With: Serve

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 […]

Filed Under: District News - Congregations, Featured Tagged With: Serve, Sharps Chapel Hosts Food Distribution

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 […]

Filed Under: District News - Congregations, Featured Tagged With: Our Savior Nashville, Overton High School, Serve

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 […]

Filed Under: District News - Congregations, Featured Tagged With: Diaper Drive, Our Savior Lutheran Academy, Serve

Happy Reformation!

That’s right, on October 31, 1517, a professor of theology and Catholic monk named Martin Luther nailed 95 questions  – propositions – on the door of the Chapel at Wittenberg Castle Church. The sound of a hammer hitting a nail not only rang on the streets of Wittenberg, but sounded a revolution that has changed […]

Filed Under: Featured, Home-Middle-Left, President Paavola Tagged With: Happy Reformation, President Paavola

Ordination for Rev. Thomas T. Presley

The Rite of Ordination was held for Rev. Thomas T. Presley on Sunday, August 13, 2017 at Grace Lutheran Church, Huntsville, Alabama. The Installation of Rev. Presley will take place in Mountain Home, AR on September 17. Rev. Presley will assume his role as associate pastor and church planter in the Jonesboro Circuit of the […]

Filed Under: District News - Congregations, Featured Tagged With: ordination and installation

Associate Pastor Travis Ferguson

The Installation of Associate Pastor Travis Ferguson at Grace Lutheran Church, Knoxville, TN on July 30, 2017.                                        

Filed Under: District News - Congregations, Featured Tagged With: Pastor Installation

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