Some people get engaged in the church. Some people are really engaged, like Jim and Karen Gowan. If you arrive early enough on a Sunday morning you are likely to see them as altar assistants, where they will prepare trays for the Communion Service, then take their seats upfront to wait for the service to… Read More »
Five hundred years ago, Martin Luther kicked off the Reformation, which ultimately split Western European Christianity in two: Catholic and Protestant. Our Lenten service on March 15th at 7:00 p.m. will share a television special produced by Rick Steves (a Lutheran) as he traces the dramatic events of this grassroots movement that changed the course… Read More »
Caleb Gowan As we reported in Part I, Caleb was 6 years old when he was diagnosed with Cystinosis. Today he is 13, and no longer runs into the arms of his grandparents to greet them, as you might expect from a 13-year-old turning into a young man, but he is still a generous and… Read More »
How do you respond when your child/grandchild is diagnosed with what is called an “orphan” disease, one that affects fewer than 200,00 people, or worse yet, one that affects only 2,000 people in the world – and there is no known cure? That is the news given to members Jim and Karen Gowan and their… Read More »
Here is our 2017 Lenten Services Schedule. We hope you, your family and friends will join us for all of these very special services.
Dave Torgersen gathered a crew at his home recently, to create the frame that Artist and Pastor Paul Oman will use when he brings his Drawn To The Word Ministry to Spirit of Hope on March 8, 2017. It was designed for use in holding the canvas that Pastor Paul will be painting on and… Read More »
Lent derives from the preparation of candidates for Baptism. By the middle of the fourth century at Jerusalem, candidates for Baptism fasted 40 days, and during this period the catechetical lectures of Cyril of Jerusalem were delivered to them. The length of the fast was suggested by several biblical prototypes: Jesus in the wilderness; Moses’… Read More »
Paul Oman, artist and pastor, shares his Drawn to the Word artistic ministry with audiences ecumenically across the country. He served as science teacher, then Lutheran pastor when, in 2011, he took up work as an artistic pastor full-time. Paul seeks to give new vision to God’s Word by using the process of painting to… Read More »
Nite Lite struck again with Joseph and his amazing multi-colored coat. Rusty shepherded him to center stage, then tried on the coat himself, although he was in a blur from moving so fast. Apparently a coat like this has an inspired quality to it. If you have a youngster or know a neighbor kid who might… Read More »
Our annual congregational meeting is an important event for the church, one designed to report fully on the finances and performance of the body of the church. New council members will be chosen by those in attendance, and reports given by the treasurer and financial secretary, the council president, the audit committee, and other committees… Read More »
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