Stories of Ministry

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SAMs, Lay Preachers Gather for Learning

Mar 14, 2022 |
SAM and lay preaching candidates are lay leaders raised up in their home congregations to fill an unmet need in congregations.

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Community Concert Celebrations!

Mar 5, 2022 |
St. Andrew, New Bern, celebrates their gratitude with concerts.

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Mt. Hermon Little Pantry

Mar 3, 2022 |
"Our Youth are Amazing"

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Serving Christ & Country

Feb 14, 2022 |
Ultimately, I think God has put me here to help save lives and to shine the light of Christ.

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Christmas in Kentucky

Jan 16, 2022 |
'We now know what Santa must feel like,' LSC Disaster Services Team Director Paul Dunn said.

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2021 LWR Ingathering Success!

Dec 6, 2021 |
For 2021, there were over 21,000 pounds of kits and quilts taken to Lutheran World Relief!

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Tangible Signs of Intangible Grief

Nov 15, 2021 |
The orange cloth is a tangible thing that opens opportunities for discussion about intangible grief.

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Freedom Fridge: Finding Power Together

Oct 18, 2021 |
One answer to prayer came when community partners asked us to host Greensboro’s first Freedom Fridge, a free public refrigerator and pantry stocked and maintained by the community.

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St. John’s Volunteers Go to School

Oct 18, 2021 |
Fifty-five volunteers from St. John’s, Salisbury participated in the "God’s Work. Our Hands." project at Isenberg Elementary on Oct. 10.

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God’s Work. Our Hands. 2021

Oct 7, 2021 |
The blessings of this service across the synod are far-reaching!

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A Collaboration of Love

Sep 20, 2021 |
It's a blessing to share a chance to be creative through art with communities that have such loving and compassionate hearts.

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Helping Leaders Lead

Aug 16, 2021 |
It was strengthening to hear others share similar issues in their leadership. I did not feel so alone in trying to navigate such challenging times.

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Making Camp Happen

Jul 19, 2021 |
There’s no doubt that campers are having the same quality experience as they would any other summer.

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Churches Born from Collaboration

Jun 14, 2021 |
I have to give credit to North Carolina Lutherans for sparking my thinking about collaboration more than 15 years ago.

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St. Andrew Celebrates New Space

May 29, 2021 |
The sanctuary of St. Andrew, New Bern, suffered major damage from the multi-day pounding of Hurricane Florence in September 2018. Now they celebrate new space.

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