1 Corinthians 1:18 18 The message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. Our recent Holy Cross commemoration Sunday caused me to think more about the history of the Pectoral Cross that is...
Services for Patricia “Miss Pat” Shealy, 83, will be conducted 3:00 p.m. Sunday at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church with the Rev. Emily Stolba, the Rev. Mary Anderson, and the Rev. John Wertz officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive...
I am happy to report that the financial picture for the first six months of this fiscal year is very good, actually better than I expected. Mission support from congregations in the amount of $1,118,016 was better than the prior three years. The comparison of...
Amanda “Mandy” Caughman Derrick was born on August 11, 1959 and passed away on August 14, 2025. She was the daughter of the late Raymond and Lib Caughman. Mandy was a 1977 graduate of Lexington High School and a 1981 graduate of Newberry College. She enjoyed a 29 year...
ELCA News Releases Summary of Actions of the 2025 Churchwide Assembly and Related Materials Read More Churchwide Assembly – Day One Read More Churchwide Assembly – Day Two Read More Yehiel Curry Elected Presiding Bishop of the ELCA Read More Churchwide Assembly – Day...
Are you interested is a stewardship opportunity that will guide your congregation through your fall stewardship appeal.? This stewardship program for your congregation will seek to: Stabilize and grow financial giving? Teach Biblical stewardship principles? Help...
