Mercy and Justice
Shower the Dwelling with Love
From their mission statement: “The Dwelling proclaims boldly that there is holiness in the identity as someone experiencing homelessness, that they share a kinship with God who reminds us all that…
Read MoreUpdate from Guatemala
By Hannah Nadeau-Giron Schools in Guatemala continue to be closed for in-person classes, the 15th months that our students at Escuela Integrada have been attending classes virtually. Thankfully, all of…
Read More“Strength, Hope, Resilience”
By Karen Puckett Performing artists from around the community will celebrate the strength and resilience of communities of color during an afternoon of music, dance, and spoken word in the…
Read MoreMy Journey in the Pursuit of Racial Healing
By Mark Ritchie When I followed God’s invitation into social justice work fourteen years ago, I began volunteering weekly at Rowan Helping Ministries in their Crisis Assistance Network (C.A.N.) program…
Read MoreThe Other Side of the Wall Study with Pastor Munther Isaac
By Susan Shinn Turner More than two dozen members of St. John’s and residents of five other states participated in a recent four-week Bible study, The Other Side of the…
Read MoreA Vision for Racial Healing: Reflections from Members of the Drafting Team
On Feb. 22, St. John’s congregation members joined over zoom for a Town Hall Meeting to present our Vision for Racial Healing. Members of the drafting team share reflections. Reflection…
Read MoreJoin Our Congregation-wide Lenten Project: Personal Care Kits
This year’s Lenten Congregation-Wide Project invites families to assemble personal care kits for Lutheran World Relief (LWR). World War II left an estimated one-fifth of the world’s Lutherans homeless. Soon…
Read MoreOur Vision for Racial Healing
By Susan Shinn Turner At its January meeting, St. John’s Congregation Council unanimously approved the Vision for Racial Healing. “It is everything you would expect it to be,” Pastor Rhodes…
Read MoreOur Latest “Conversations that Matter”: Podcast Pastor Rhodes Interviews Pastor Munther Isaac
Have you subscribed to the St. John’s “Conversations that Matter” podcast ? In December, Pastor Rhodes interviews the Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac, pastor of our sister congregation, Christmas Lutheran Church…
Read MoreA Vision for Racial Justice: A congregation-wide effort to develop a vision and a plan
By Pastor Rhodes Woolly We’re in a most unusual time in our country’s history, facing three major stress points at once: a pandemic, collapsing economy, and widespread protests and riots…
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