August 2025 Mission Support Memo from the ELCA
Posted: September 4, 2025From the ELCA: This month’s Mission Support Memo focuses on our 2025 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, celebrating the elections of a new presiding bishop and secretary to lead our church for […]
Read more →Introduction of New NWLM Synod Staff
Posted: September 3, 2025See the attached letter from Bishop Julie Schneider-Thomas that provides information related to the new synod staff, office location, mailing address and additional contact information, along with a reminder about […]
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Building Resiliency Together – Getting to Know Bishop Julie Schneider Thomas
Posted: August 25, 2025Get to know Bishop Julie E. Schneider-Thomas
Read more →ELCA Disability Ministries: Mental Health Awareness Month
Posted: May 2, 2025May is Mental Health Awareness Month! ELCA Disability Ministries shares some helpful links to help raise awareness and break the stigma around mental health.
Read more →Building Up
Posted: April 15, 2025In 1988-1989 my family and I lived in Heidelberg, West Germany, while I was a Fulbright Professor at the University of Heidelberg. We split our family worship time between our […]
Read more →Gathering with Honduran Partners
Posted: July 15, 2022By Pastor Megan Crouch, Linda Stark, Jamie Royalty, Dr. Erika Dianis, Julie Hyatt and Connie Lenkowski To many of us, Zoom meetings are boring and routine. However, some Zoom gatherings […]
Read more →Honduras Accompaniment via Zoom
Posted: February 21, 2022By Members of the North/West Lower Michigan Synod’s Honduras Team Recently, the Synod Honduras Team hosted a different kind of workshop for our friends in the Lutheran Church of Honduras […]
Read more →Making “God’s Work. Our Hands.” Evangelistic
Posted: August 26, 2021By Rev. David Sprang, Assistant to the Bishop and Director of Evangelical Mission On Sunday, September 12, 2021 many folks across the ELCA will wear their “God’s Work. Our Hands.” […]
Read more →Pastor Receives Emgage Action Ambassador Award
Posted: October 26, 2020By Sue Sprang EAST LANSING – On Sept. 20, Pastor Gary Bunge and University Lutheran Church, East Lansing, received an award of acknowledgement and appreciation. Bunge explained what the award […]
Read more →A Grieving Mother’s Journey of Faith
Posted: October 13, 2020By Sue Sprang WOODLAND – “I cannot think of anyone stronger that a mother who has lost her child…and still breathes.” – Robyna May On Oct. 24, 2018 an ecstatic and seven-months-pregnant […]
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