The LCMC Conflict Coaches Training event has been rescheduled as an online workshop set to take place August 19 - 20 and August 31 - September 1 from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. To register, contact Perry Fruhling at perry@lcmc.net. [...]
Since the COVID-19 pandemic descended upon our nation, everyone and everything has been affected, including our congregations. People have become quite creative in their response. Even though we were required to avoid meeting in public, the church did not stop being the church. Here is how some of our congregations responded to the lockdown and “sheltering in placeâ€! [...]
Greetings from Firmly Rooted Oxford, MI and Greendale, IN. What a blessing it is to be able to communicate with our brothers and sisters about the Kingdom work that is going on in our little parts of the world! Last time we gave you an update, it was specifically about the history of our church plant, the ways that we were reaching out to the community, and how God had been starting that work for years before. Dan Clites was so ... [...]
Our 20th Annual Gathering & Convention is going to happen, just not in the same way we have gathered in the past. We will still be meeting at North Heights Lutheran Church in Arden Hills, Minnesota, but for one day only, on Monday, October 5th! Because of the restrictions placed on large group gatherings by the State of Minnesota, we must limit our gathering to 250 people. Registration is first come first serve, ... [...]
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ's Called 2: Love youth event, scheduled for July 21-24, 2020 at Grand View University, has been canceled. "The deadline for registration was today and as of 11 am CST we had only 77 people signed up and needed 200 to break even," said Mark Vander Tuig, service coordinator of LCMC. "This is understandable for youth groups and youth leaders with the days ahead to be ... [...]
The LCMC Intentional Interim Ministry Workshop originally scheduled for July 6-9, 2020 at Grand View University has been canceled. "There was a sense that people will be reticent to register and no one is sure at this point whether safe distancing will be at an end by July. We also canceled the LCMC youth event which had been planned for later July," said Perry Fruhling, LCMC's coordinator for pastoral ... [...]
In light of the recent coronavirus pandemic that has swept our nation and the world, we have put together a thread on our Facebook Page where LCMC pastors, leaders, and congregation members may share what they are doing in response to COVID-19 and offer any resources that they might have available to other congregations. As we adapt to this time of social distancing in order to help prevent the spread of the virus, please consider ... [...]
LCMC Service Coordinator Mark Vander Tuig shares a response to the coronavirus pandemic and invites every pastor, leader, and church member in LCMC to take part in an intentional day of prayer and fasting March 22, 2020. [...]
Friends, Thank you for your interest in our planned youth event this coming summer. Obviously, events of the last few weeks, and the weeks going forward are having an impact on everything! The last day to register for the youth event is April 1. If you are planning to register, we encourage you to do so as soon as possible to give us the best indication of our numbers at the deadline. We need 175 participants to ... [...]