Unauthorized: Nevertheless She Preached is a dynamic grassroots event in Waco, Texas, celebrating women’s voices in the pulpit. After centuries of underrepresentation and misrepresentation in our pulpits, churches, denominational leadership, and seminaries, we who have so often been silenced stand together to celebrate our voices. In the spirit of the brave women who have gone...
PBS premieres Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World nationwide. The two-hour film brings to life Luther's 16th century quest to reform the church—a journey that would profoundly reshape western civilization. Historians rank Luther among the two or three most influential people of the last millennium. As an outcast who stood up to the...
The Church of the Damascus Road is a ministry that assists those people that are imprisoned as well as those that are out and trying to start over. This Ministry is in the need of funds to continue to provide services to the members of the church and to grow the ministry to help those...
September 21: New Member Orientation 7 p.m. - end time TBD (Davis Library) September 22-23: Executive Committee 8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. (Davis Library) / Synod Council times TBD (Friday - Quail Run / Saturday - Streng Center)
New to Briarwood – Honoring Mamma Jean Oswald and Pastor Eric Schulze From Briarwood's newsletter: This summer we have added a tower that measures 30 feet tall and on this tower are a climbing wall, vertical playpen, and “Jacob’s Ladder.” Off of this tower is a 450 foot zip line that climbers get to ride...
2017 Annual Lecture Series Guest Lecturer: Rev. Dr. Timothy J. Wengert Noted Reformation scholar and co-editor of the 2000 English edition of The Book of Concord Timothy J. Wengert is the Ministerium of Pennsylvania emeritus professor of Church History at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. A parish pastor for seven years in Minnesota and Wisconsin, he received his...
"Formerly known as our Confirmation Retreat, we'll get to do all the great things available at Briarwood, like Archery, Swimming, S'mores, and whole lot more! New this year will be our high ropes adventure, which includes a climbing wall, vertical playpen, Jacob’s Ladder, and a 400 ft. zip line! Briarwood is the exciting place to...
Chapel Service at 10 a.m. in the Chapel of the Abiding Presence Public Lecture at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Abiding Presence Rev Bradley Schmeling is an ELCA pastor who was called to the work of reformation simply for living honestly and with integrity. While he was serving as pastor of St. John’s...
From Briarwood's newsletter: Briarwood is holding its Fall Festival and Annual Meeting of the Advisory Board at the Thrivent Financial’s 4th Annual Cooking for Christ Cook-off on Saturday, October 7, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, at Briarwood. The festival and cook-off will be a fun-filled family day at Briarwood! There will games available for...