Next Annual Gathering:

LCMC 17th Annual Gathering

Date:  October 8-11, 2017

Theme:  "We Confess Our Faith"

Location:  Hilton Minneapolis, 1001 S Marquette Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403

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“We Confess Our Faith” is the theme of our 17th Annual LCMC Gathering and Convention, which takes place October 8-11 in downtown Minneapolis.  This year we also celebrate the 500th anniversary of the nailing of the 95 theses of Martin Luther to the church door in Wittenberg, the beginning of the Reformation.  

Our format will be a bit different this year hoping to engage those attending in the conversation of three of the fundamental teachings of the Reformation: Justification, The Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms, and the Priesthood of All Believers.  The format will start with a brief introduction of the topic from a theological perspective, a panel discussion focusing on application to daily life—both domestic and international contexts – and discussion at tables by those attending the gathering.

This year's event will again include breakout sessions, fellowship meet-ups, vendors, great worship opportunities, and even the documentary commissioned by Thrivent: Martin Luther, The Idea That Changed the World.

For our service project this year, we will be teaming up with Days for Girls throughout the day on Tuesday to help provide sustainable and reusable hygiene solutions to women and girls in need.  Together we will learn about their ministry and help assemble hygiene kits. Days for Girls is an organization dedicated to creating a more free, dignified, and educated world, through providing women with lasting access to hygiene solutions and health education.  Thus far, Days for Girls has reached over 640,000 women and girls.  To learn more, visit their website at www.daysforgirls.org.

Attendees will also have the option to take part in a Global Worship Experience on Tuesday night at 7:00 P.M.  You'll have the opportunity to join with the people of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1901 Portland Ave. S, in Minneapolis for a multicultural experience.  This LCMC congregation has 5 different language groups who worship at St. Paul’s and on this evening we are invited to come and experience a global worship service.  We will hear from two of the pastors, enjoy their worship music and fellowship.  Pastor Roland Wells will also share the faith journey of the largely Norwegian Lutheran congregation as they have heard the call to engage their neighborhood. 

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