English District of
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
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The Lake Erie Region Pastoral Conference | | |
The Lake Erie Region Pastoral Conference was held October 16-18, 2023, at Ascension, North Olmsted, OH. The guest speaker was Rev. Dr. John R. Stephenson, author of The Lord’s Supper and Eschatology in the Lutheran Dogmatics series and is the translator of Wilhelm Lohe’s Aphorisms Old and New. In addition, he has published more than 80 journal articles. Throughout the conference, brief TED Talks were given by Rev. Dr. Terry Hursh, Rev. Daniel Lepley, Rev. Gregory Lutz, Rev. Jeffrey Miskus, and Rev. Joshua Ulm. On Tuesday evening, attendees gathered for a formal dinner at The Aviator Restaurant, Cleveland, OH. | |
Congratulations and God’s richest blessings to The Rev. Robert Tauscher and his wife, Susie, who were married on Sunday, October 15, 2023. Bishop Jamison Hardy officiated the service. | |
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Calls Accepted
The Rev. David J. Walsh (Minnesota North District) has accepted the Divine Call to serve as the Sole Pastor of Pilgrim, Kenmore, NY.
The Rev. Simeon J. Cornwell (Indiana District) has accepted the Divine Call to serve as the Sole Pastor of St. Paul’s, St. Clair Shores, MI.
Call Received and Accepted
The Rev. Wallace J. Kimari has received and accepted a Divine Call to serve as Sole Pastor of Atonement, Spring Valley, CA (Pacific Southwest District) and Bethany, San Diego, CA (Pacific Southwest District).
Call Received
The Rev. Michael W. Mathews (Minnesota South District) has received a Divine Call to serve as the Sole Pastor of Shepherd of the Mountains, Pinetop, AZ.
Call Returned
The Rev. Joseman T. Hoem (Indiana District) has returned the Divine Call to serve as the Sole Pastor of Peace, New Berlin, WI.
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 |  | 211,915… this is an amazing number. It could represent many things but for 1-1-1 it is the number of times an individual person, young and old, has put a dollar into one of the 1-1-1 collection boxes in 59 different participating congregations of our English District over the past five years. 1-1-1 is and has always been about many doing little and accomplishing much. $211,915 has been received by our District, above and beyond our regular District budget, to support and strengthen identified missions of our District as designated by Bishop Hardy. Our 2022-2023 1-1-1 identified missions were Logos, Philadelphia, PA and Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine. Each of these missions received half of the 1-1-1 gifts received by our District in this time frame. Our 2023-2024 identified recipients are LCMS-U chapter just begun at Eastern Washington University, Cheney, Washington led by Pastor Marc DiConti and Nuer Language (South Sudanese) Ministry located at the Church of St. Mark - Lutheran, Mississauga, Ontario led by Pastor Philip Gai.
Of the 59 congregations that have participated over the years, 27 have participated every year. The dream from the beginning of 1-1-1 has always been that every English District congregation would participate in 1-1-1. To renew our emphasis of 1-1-1 we are intentionally focusing this year with the theme of “1-1-1 REIGNITED!” Bishop Hardy was recently interview by Rev. Thomas Engler about this renewed emphasis. In this interview Dr. Hardy shares his heart and thoughts about 1-1-1 and its value to the mission of our English District. Please click here to watch the interview.
This is the power of many giving a little as we are moved by God's Spirit.
Won’t you join us?
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October 2023 Evangelism Newsletter | | |
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Having a church website is like having a tall antenna on the roof of your church from which you can broadcast the Gospel to the world. If you use analytical software with your congregation’s website you will discover that your site receives visits from your local community, from cities across the nation, and from countries around the world. There is an incredible thirst for learning more about the Gospel and its proclamation by the Lutheran Church. Who can pass up such an incredible opportunity as this?
Click here to read this article and more in the October 2023 English District Evangelism newsletter.
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Excitement and plans are growing for the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering! Thousands of youth and adults from all 35 districts will join together in New Orleans from July 19-23, 2025, for the 16th triennial LCMS Youth Gathering. Start your planning and fundraising now! You can watch the teaser video here.
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English District pastors Martin Erhardt and Chris Seifferlein and SELC pastor Gordon Naumann gathered with Lutheran laity for the PA March for Life in Harrisburg on October 16, 2023.
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The Bible's promise is true: If we ask anything according to his will, he hears us - 1 John 5:14.
District daily prayers for November are located on our website.
Please pray for Rev. Dr. Chris Just as he continues to recover after a recent hospitalization.
We pray for Lucas Fitzgerald, member of English District’s Board of Directors, who suffered a heart attack.
We pray for Rev. Richard Patt and family at the passing of his wife Shirley.
Obituary - Shirley Patt
Your prayer concerns are important to the English District. If you have a prayer request you would like shared in this newsletter, email the District office.
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Contact Dan Lepley, DVP - English and SELC District Lutheran Church Extension Fund, for more information at 317-402-9401.
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Prince of Peace, Menomonee Falls, WI
The Lutheran Church of the Prince of Peace celebrated Pastors Appreciation Day Sunday, October 8th, honoring Rev. Thomas Engler and Pastors Emeritus Timmermann, Froelich and Piel. Cake and coffee were served after the church service.
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Holy Trinity, Albion, PA
Albert Amling, Education Executive of the English District, was given a tour of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church by Rev. Michael Taylor.
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Pastor Zachary Marklevitz, Grace, Wyoming, teaches on millennialism at the monthly Quad-Church Men’s Bible Study started last summer by the four English District churches on the west side of Michigan. | |  |
Pastor Christopher Nuttelman, Hope, Grand Rapids, leads one of the small group break outs at the men’s study. | | |
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Prince of Peace, Mesquite, NV
September Prayer Focus for the saints at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church was SafeNest (a local organization to help victims of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, and human trafficking). It was also their freewill offering (money and goods) for September. They raised over $200 and gathered donations of clothing, hygiene, Portals of Prayer, blankets and other articles to help those injured by this violence.
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St. Mark, Mississauga, ON
In Canada’s north, if a child or an adult from a First Nation community needs any kind of medical care beyond the capability of their own nurses’ station, they are airlifted to a larger community hospital. In the province of Ontario, the most severe cases are sent to London or Toronto. This is where Living Hope Medevac Ministry comes in.
For the past five years they have been taking care of patients and their families or escorts who come to receive emergency, specialized surgical care and cancer treatment. This ministry has now been formalized as a new English District ministry, working through The Church of St. Mark-Lutheran.
Please pray for this ministry and for the families they serve. For more information about Living Hope click here.
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St. John's, Hannibal, MO
Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade did a fabulous job singing at service on Monday, October 16.
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Christ the King, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
D is for Dinosaur week was a success! Mrs. Collins’ students got to dig for dinos, danced to “We are the Dinosaurs”, made a cool dinosaur craft, chose their favorite dinosaur, and worked on sorting and fine motor skills.
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Immanuel, Alexandria, VA
Congratulations to the members of the new Immanuel Lutheran School Running Club who participated in their first 5K run this weekend!
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