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10/25/2026

God's Gift of True Doctrine in Christ - John 8:31-36 - October 25, 2026 - 10:00 AM - Reformation/Confirmation Sunday

10/23/2026

REMINDER: ONE SERVICE @ 10am
(Confirmand Celebration at 9am)

10/21/2026

A few thoughts about the End....

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10/19/2026

A few thoughts to ponder this week:

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10/18/2026

The Two Kingdoms - Matthew 22:15-22 - October 18, 2026 - 11:15 AM

10/18/2026

The Two Kingdoms - Matthew 22:15-22 - October 18, 2026 - 8:30 AM

10/12/2026

We've had a LOT to celebrate at First Lutheran.... we love the LWML (several ladies are missing from the picture!) and it's also Pastor Appreciation Month!
(Note: Don't forget pastor Mark!)

10/11/2026

Decliners and Recliners - Matthew 22:1-14 - October 11, 2026 - 11:15 AM

10/11/2026

Decliners and Recliners - Matthew 22:1-14 - October 11, 2026 - 8:30 AM

10/08/2026

Because it's that time of year again... here's some scholarly historical information concerning the Christian (not pagan) origins of Halloween and All Saints' Day:

Neopagans and Wiccans often will claim that the source of Halloween is the Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced Sow-in).

There are three basic problems with their claim.

1.) The celebration of All Saints’ Day didn’t originate in Ireland or any other area populated by Celts or their descendants.
2.) None of the days on which All Saints’ Day was celebrated had anything to do with any Celtic holiday.
3.) The celebration of All Saints’ Day in Celtic regions is documented to be older than the documented celebration of Samhain.

The facts at hand refute those claims.

Samhain comes from the 10th Century A.D. and is a newer invention. All Saints’ day is older than Samhain. All Saints’ Day came from the practice of honoring the Christian Martyrs in Israel, Turkey, and Syria as early as the 2nd Century and later.

All Saints’ Day and therefore Halloween originated outside the Celtic sphere of influence and had nothing to do with what the Neopagan and Wiccan claims are about its origin.

In fact, the newer holiday, called Samhain, was a Lunar holiday. This means that it could be celebrated on any of 30 or so days in Autumn of a given year depending on when the harvest moon was recognized in Ireland. And very, very rarely did this moon happen on October 31st. This simple truth cannot be emphasized enough.

Any book or website or article that claims that the ancient Celts celebrated Samhain on October 31 is perpetrating a common, but incorrect, modern misconception. .

For the complete article with scholarly historical information, please read it here:

Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies — Hallowe’en: A short history Posted on October 24, 2012March 28, 2013 by Pastor Joseph Abrahamson Associate Editor’s Note: With this post we want to introduce a series of articles written by Pastor Joseph Abrahamson, a personal friend who grew up not far fr...

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Charlotte, MI
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Monday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Sunday	8:30am - 12:30pm

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