Who We Are
People focused
We value connection.
Grace filled
We cherish this gift from God in Jesus.
Welcome all
We welcome all people.
Connected across the mitten
From St. Joe to Alpena.
Synod Shoutout
- Gratitude Lunches/Dinner on a Doorknob: St. Paul, Alpena
One of the many ways St. Paul Lutheran Church lives out its faith is through its Gratitude Lunches and Dinner on a Doorknob ministry. Gratitude Lunches offer more than a meal. These lunches provide an opportunity for fellowship, prayer, and a simple expression of thanks to businesses and non-profits in the wider Alpena community.
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North/West Lower Michigan Synod at a Glance
25,000+
Baptized members
100
Congregations and Ministry Sites
181
Rostered leaders
7
Conferences
Wandering and Wondering with Bishop Julie Schneider-Thomas
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We’re Equipped For This
There’s a swallow’s nest built onto a rafter under our car port, just a few feet from our car. The swallows use the nest year after year, and I really enjoy watching the whole process. The swallows showing up again in the spring, and then eventually…the beaks of the little baby birds poking up above…
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3,000 Bottles of Gatorade
“Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me… and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of disciple—truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward.” (Matthew 10:40, 42) During announcements this past Sunday at St.…
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Unusual Farming Methods
This coming Sunday, we will hear Jesus tell us the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23). The Sower in the parable uses farming methods that seem strange to us — just letting the seeds fly! Seventy-five percent of his seed stock is being thrown away on bad soil. There are more than a…