Posts from October 2022
Being Lutheran
Being “Lutheran?” The Lutheran Reformation – 505 years and counting! I am always amazed when people ask, “Lutheran, is that cult?” Especially when you consider there are more than 80 million Lutherans in the world today. Lutherans live in Europe (the largest number in Germany), Nordic and Baltic countries, Asia, Africa (Tanzania and Ethiopia, Nigeria), and South America (mainly in Brazil), with the United States accounting for the largest number. The Lutheran Church is 80 million worldwide, and our branch,…
Faith Lutheran Voters call Principal Amy Kurtz
On Sunday, October 16, 2022, Faith Lutheran Church Voter’s Assembly unanimously approved extending a Call to Amy Kurtz, to be our next principal. Amy Kurtz is currently the principal of Trinity-St John Lutheran School in Nashville, Illinois. She has been there since 2016. The school serves children from PK3 through 8th grade. Previously, she taught for 14 years in Iowa, Nebraska, and Tennessee in a variety of curriculum areas before serving as a principal. Amy received her undergraduate and graduate degrees…