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Amy Kurtz accepts call to be Principal of Faith Lutheran School
November 3, 2022 Faith Lutheran Church and School, Please consider this letter my joyful acceptance of God’s call to be the next principal at Faith Lutheran Church and School. I am excited to be part of Faith’s team of Jesus-followers and look forward to being there with y’all next summer. Thank you so much for your prayers for me, my family, Faith, and for Trinity-St. John. This process has been one of prayer and reflection for all of us and…
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…
A Prayer for Ukraine
A Prayer for Ukraine (the following is from Youversion.com, March 8, 2022) As the world watches the events unfolding in Ukraine, we want to remind our global Community of the power they have—the power of prayer.Prayer brings hope.Prayer unites.Prayer strengthens.Let’s join together and ask God to comfort, protect, and provide for the people of Ukraine. God,We need You—we always have.You are our source of strength, and You tell us to give You all our concerns.Bring protection and healing to the…