As a synod, we are whole when we celebrate together. So as we approach the end of the year, we celebrate with churches that had milestone anniversaries in 2019!
 
Tapestry is best described by Pastor Melissa Melnick Gonzalez: “[We are] a community of faith where all that we do is in English and Spanish.” In its five years of existence, this community of faith has drawn members who are from Central America, South America, Mexico, and the United States. Tapestry ministers to its community through worshiping, educating, making music, sharing meals, and ultimately through building bridges. Pastor Melnick Gonzalez believes that Tapestry is “radical and revolutionary in that we worship and build relationships with people who are different from ourselves.”
 
On September 15, Tapestry celebrated its fifth anniversary with a festive party, including salsa music and Mexican gelitina (a jello-like dessert). Members of Tapestry and the surrounding community attended the event, including Richfield Mayor Maria Regan Gonzalez. The celebration evidenced that Tapestry has not merely survived its first five years of existence, but it has thrived and grown to be a part of the community. Pastor Melnick Gonzalez states: “We are only church together, and that was what we were that day.”
 
Stay tuned in upcoming weeks for celebration with the following churches: Our Saviour’s (Minneapolis), Bethlehem, and Central Lutheran. Last week we recognized Westwood Lutheran for its 75th anniversary.