On this 16th Sunday after Pentecost, September 24th, 2017, our worship service at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene, Iowa included a special presentation by Chris Caswell, director of philanthropy at Lutheran Services in Iowa. LSI is the social ministry
Hospitality and an Elevator
For the weekend of July 2, 2017, we had only one worship service due to a special congregational meeting to vote on putting in an elevator from the fellowship hall to the Sunday School basement. (Here’s the informational handout I
A Stewardship Menu – Newsletter February, 2017
My church newsletter pastor’s column for St. Peter Lutheran Church, Greene, Iowa, for February, 2017. A Stewardship Menu We love because God first loved us. –1 John 4:19 Have you ever wondered just what the pastor is supposed to do? Well,
September 18 Sermon – God Cares About Justice
This week was the Country Time fall festival at church (we served 850 meals!), so there were only two worship services instead of the usual three. The texts for this week are Luke 16:1-13 and Amos 8:4-7, as well as
Church Membership – March 2015 Newsletter
My March, 2015, column for The Bellringer, my internship congregation’s monthly newsletter. Enjoy! Membership Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. – 1 Corinthians 12:27 Part of my role as pastoral intern here at St. Peter involves