In collaboration with the Metropolitan Community Church of the Lehigh Valley (MCCLV) and the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod’s Racial Justice Team & LGBTQ+ Taskforce, we came together today to honor the life and ministry of Martin Luther King Jr. through worship and service.
From February 21-24, volunteers from Prince of Peace in Johnsonville, through their ministry POP’s Treasures, came together with a shared purpose: to prepare meals for those in need at Safe Harbor in Easton.
Ten Years, Nine Souls, and Eight Kids from Mahoning Ten years ago, I was co-pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Mahoning, near Lehighton. We had a large confirmation group that year – eight of them – and we took a weekend field trip to Philadelphia, with the theme “Faithful Philly.” On Friday, we visited…
2025 Spring Newsletter Highlights from the Spring 2025 Green Team Newsletter: Prayer & ReflectionA video prayer from Lutherans Restoring Creation: “Fact: The Earth is Good.”Link: Watch here Feature: Lutheran Environmentalists in the West BankHighlights the Nassar family, a Lutheran Palestinian family promoting nonviolence and sustainability.Discusses the Environmental Education Center of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan…
Racial Justice is Something I Didn’t Sign Up For!
“Pastor, it’s a shame that we have school districts that have so many minorities.”
This was one of the most heartbreaking comments I’ve ever heard. I serve in Schuylkill County, which is at the last census 90.7% white in its population and 3.8% black, and also 3.3% Hispanic. Yes, I am aware that this adds up to 97.8, and the rest of that is designated as “other”. That comment that you read above? It came not from any parishioner I’ve had, but from someone who attended a funeral that I had led.
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