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Celebrating 75 Years
The Florida-Georgia District began in 1948 with 22 congregations; today, we are 192 strong. Less than 45% of the United States is connected to the Body of Christ, and our state’s population continues growing by nearly 2% per year. God is calling us to “Go and make disciples,” and planting new congregations is essential to reach more with God’s love and the only message of hope! Living As Christ’s Witnesses So That All People Come to Faith “For such a…
LHM float wins award at Rose Parade
For 72 years, Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM) has entered a float in the annual Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif. This year, the LHM float — titled “A New Day with Jesus” — was awarded the Tournament of Roses Director Award. The parade, usually held on Jan. 1, was moved to Jan. 2 this year in keeping with the tradition of not holding it on a Sunday so as not to interfere with worship services. It was only the…
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…