Midland Lutheran Church

02/08/2025

11/08/2024

Our sponsored Cub Scout Pack will be competing against other council packs on Saturday morning 11/9/2024 at Crestview Baptist Church on Loop 250 (just south of Grande Stadium). Come encourage them on if you can. Bring a chair and enjoy the morning. Races start at 10 am look for the Pack 317 banner.

10/29/2024

https://pres-outlook.org/2024/02/in-defense-of-the-common-congregation/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=ap_3w7ssvfilv&fbclid=IwY2xjawGN_iBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdSuNY9VE5gmSpVh_8IFF7PsDvHXxYJvgLwdsG7k95serfJt9-Px8YFCzA_aem_vz9SIPj39uU626Bf6qaDkg

Scott Hagley suggests small congregations as places for cultivating communities of abundance and care, as common places for social healing and spiritual renewal.

10/18/2024

https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/United_States,_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America_Records_-_Inventory

As of 2016 this collection is only available at Ancestry.com as U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969. It is scheduled to publish on FamilySearch as United States, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Records. Additional information is available in the Historical R...

10/11/2024

Like theological discussions, go over to the ELCA group....

10/10/2024

Sunday October 6th I had the joy of visiting the “Faiths” of Wichita Falls. Faith Lutheran, which has been doing ministry in Wichita Falls for decades. And Faith Episcopal, who are the faithful Episcopal remnant after the schism in the former Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth. Together now they worship led by Pastor Ernie Barr. Most Sundays they do the Episcopal rite at 8:45am and the Lutheran at 10:45am. But for this Sunday they came together to worship and fellowship together as I was honored to preach and preside.

This coming together is a hopeful sign for me of God’s abundance in the midst of challenge. There is grief of course for those who were quite literally banished from their house of worship. But that grief has found meaning in organizing themselves as Faith Episcopal, a new branch from the stump of the pain others brought.

As we live into the realities of our new time I encourage all our congregations to look around and see your neighbors. Seek opportunities to partner together either as ELCA congregations or with full communion partners. To offer hospitality to those in need and understand our buildings are for mission, not for maintenance. Grateful for the Faiths of Wichita Falls and for all our work we do …

08/18/2024

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07/26/2024

A statement from Bishop Busboom.

07/25/2024

Recipient of the MLC's ELCA Youth Gathering service project. https://www.facebook.com/BethlehemNOLA/

Here at Bethlehem we've been proclaiming God's grace for all people at Washington and Dryades for over 130 years!

Join us at worship every Sunday at 10:30