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$100 Challenge Launch

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When we held services on June 10, $100 bills were randomly distributed during worship. The “Faith $100 Challenge” encourages the congregation to live generously. "We are hoping to create a culture of thinking generously about the needs of our community," said Pastor John. "In...

Sharing Gifts

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One of the best things about spending time at Faith every day is seeing so many share freely of their time.  Faith would not be Faith without our volunteers!  Here is just a small sample of folks helping out on Thursday morning. Iva Nelson assembles bulletins every Thursday. Thank you...

Servants of Christ

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  Faith was honored this year to receive the Lutheran Social Service "Servant of Christ Award," presented at the Saint Paul Area Synod Assembly. Faith has been partnering with Cherish All Children on the issue of child sexual exploitation and trafficking for the past couple years. Our Human...

It's personal

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Starting early on Monday morning, the Faith design team worked tirelessly throughout Holy Week to create a sacred space in our fellowship area for Easter morning. Inspired by our Lenten theme "I want Jesus to walk with me," the idea of a labyrinth reflection garden blossomed. The definition of...

Caring for others

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A perk of working in a church is witnessing acts of caring and discipleship of Faith members in our community.  When the Old Testament Prophet Micah told his people how to practice faith, he told them to “Do justice and love mercy” (Micah 6:8). Faith members Nancy Mollner and...

You May Be Seated

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How does church building help the mission of Faith? What first impressions are we making to visitors?    These important questions helped shape decisions to upgrade various areas of our facility in the past months.   Our chapel has 30 new upholstered chairs. These will provide a...

Unexpected Hospitality

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At 8:30 am on Tuesday two transcontinental cyclists pedaled into Faith looking for water. They camped the night prior in a park with no water access and needed to hydrate. From New Zealand, Kel and Sharon Fowler are “fulfilling a dream of going on a wee relaxing bike ride.” They...

Hats in Tanzania

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Lily Olson recently distributed the hats that Faith collected to the children at an orphanage in Tanzania. Thank you, Faith Lutheran, for your support and love!

Nailers, Miters and Saws, Oh My!

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  Lee Sunsten transports materials What do you get when you combine air nailers, a miter power saw, a skillsaw and 3 hardworking property committee members? You get an awesome new platform for our soon-to-be-installed awesome new soundboard in the sanctuary! Joe Mollner &...