Dear First Lutheran,
I am please to announce that Pastor Lovejoy will be visiting First Lutheran next week, January 26th-30th. As part of his visit, we have scheduled a congregational meet-and-greet for Wednesday evening, Jan. 27th from 4 pm – 6pm. This will be in informal meeting but will allow members of our congregation to come and meet Pastor Lovejoy and his family and also he can get a feel for our congregation. Please join us on Wednesday evening to meet Pastor Lovejoy and his family.
God Bless,
Matt Pellinen
Call Committee Chair
If anyone is interested in making bars or cookies, please call Shirley at 218-999-4101
January 24th around 12:30.
Lunch and transportation on your own.
Wednesday, January 27th 4:00-6:00
A call has been extended to Pastor Lovejoy. Please come and meet Pastor Lovejoy and his family.
Tuesday, January 26th at 6:30
Documentary movie on Delighting in God's Plan for Gender and Sexuality.
Q&A session right after the movie with Pastor Steve and Jessica Pellinen
January 31st at 1:30
Youth that will be between the ages of 14-19 or going into the 9th grade at the time of the Gathering is invited to the informational Meeting.
Youth Gathering is July 9-13th, 2022 in Houston Texas
Dear members of First Lutheran Church,
With much prayer and discussion, the Elders, along with Pastor Steve and Dwight, have decided to resume in person worship, Bible study, and Sunday school, as we were offering previously, beginning with the December 9th Advent service. We felt this two week delay of in-person worship was important for the safety of our congregation, staff and Pastor.
Although COVID cases in the community continue to be on the upswing, we feel it is important for all of us to have the opportunity to nurture our faith in an in-person, safe setting. We understand that this has been a stressful and difficult time for all of us and ask for your continued patience and understanding as we move forward.
As we gather, please:
We will do our best to keep facilities sanitized and adhere to the state guidelines. We ask that all church attendees adhere to the above requirements so we can limit the potential for exposure and continue with in-person worship services. We will also continue online services as before.
Gods Blessings
Les Flem
Elder
We have two services every Sunday - traditional service and a family/contempory service. Join the service that best fits your style, both services have the same message to make sure we are all learning as a family. Life can be busy, but at worship you can slow down and accept God's Word and Sacraments.
First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grand Rapids - Missouri Synod teaches and responds to the love of the Triune God:
The Father, creator of all that exists;
Jesus Christ, the Son, who became human to suffer and die for the sins of all human beings and to rise to life again in the ultimate victory over death and Satan; and
the Holy Spirit, who creates faith through God's Word and Sacraments.
The three persons of the Trinity are coequal and coeternal, one God.
We accept and preach the Bible-based teachings of Martin Luther that inspired the reformation of the Christian Church in the 16th century. The teaching of Luther and the reformers can be summarized in three phrases: Grace alone, Faith alone, Scripture alone.