Lenten Devotional: Give Something Up? Or… Take Something On!
by Stephanie Running Each year we enter into the season of Lent. The tradition of Lent is to fast, give offerings, and pray excessively. Many Christians make a daily sacrifice […]
Gifts for the World – Inviting Your Input
We are a generous congregation, tithing our church giving for “Gifts for Our World”. Three percent of our giving goes to organizations that are “doing justice and loving kindness,” as […]
Facilities Task Force Members Needed
Now that we have successfully completed a beautiful building remodel, we want to keep it looking beautiful and and we’re looking to you to help! There are three areas related […]
Pastor Kathy & The Transition Process
Now that we’ve celebrated and honored Pastor Kathy’s ministry and blessed her as she moves to new adventures, we look to move on as a congregation. On Monday, February 28, we entered in […]
Reverend Dr. Nelson Trout – ELCA Bishop
September 20 is the anniversary of the passing of the Rev. Dr. Nelson Trout, the first African-American bishop of the American Lutheran Church and the Evangelical Church of America, and […]
Rosa Jinsey Young – “Mother of Black Lutheranism”
Rosa Jinsey Young is known as the mother of black Lutheranism in central Alabama, as she singlehandedly brought the Lutheran church to rural Alabama from 1916 onward, establishing churches and […]
Ash Wednesday Worship | Ashes to Go
Ash Wednesday Worship Wednesday, March 2, 7 PM We will gather at 7 PM in the sanctuary to receive ashes on our heads, confess our brokenness, and begin our Lenten […]
Lift Every Voice & Sing!
IN CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, we turn our attention to “LIFT EVERY VOICE & SING” Often called the Black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice & Sing” was originally recited as […]
Lent 2022: “Created for Community”
by Pastor Gretchen Mertes The invitation to Lent spoken on Ash Wednesday reminds us that we enter this season together “with the whole church.” It goes on to state that […]
You Are Invited to The Journey
Ask any member of this congregation what the most formative part of their involvement at Our Redeemer’s was, and first they’ll tell you that they felt welcomed. The next thing […]