by First Lutheran Church | Apr 3, 2017 | Fundraising, General Updates, Latest News, Restoration
We are excited to announce that the restoration fund has reached $100,000 in donations from individuals and local businesses. WOW! When we started fundraising at the end of 2014 we weren’t sure we would meet our goal. It was a little overwhelming that a group of...
by First Lutheran Church | Apr 2, 2017 | Fundraising, General Updates, Latest News
We are happy to announce the fundraising goal of $100,000 for renovations to the church has been met and are thankful for support from those with old ties and those with newer ties to the church and cemetery. George Gialamas and his family have more recent ties to the...
by First Lutheran Church | Mar 31, 2017 | General Updates, History, History, Latest News, Photos
I arrived early to the photography meetup. I like participating in our group’s outings, but I dislike having to frame my shots around the bodies of other photographers standing in my way. Early to an open house-style event usually means that I have a chance to...
by First Lutheran Church | Mar 30, 2017 | General Updates, Latest News
After 4 years as a member of the Board of Trustees, Diana Hutchinson is stepping down. Diana and her husband Brian were married at First Lutheran in September 2001 — a year when there were so many weddings that they had to get married on a Sunday because all the...
by First Lutheran Church | Oct 29, 2016 | General Updates, History, Joann M. Ringelstetter, Latest News, Photos
Joann M. Ringelstetter was with us all day for the annual service that was held on Sept. 11th, 2016, and for the celebration and auction afterward. Several of the items at the silent auction were donated by her – the canvas photo prints of the church were a big...
by First Lutheran Church | Oct 29, 2016 | General Updates, Latest News
The 150th anniversary celebration of “the big white church on the hillside” was a great success. The spirits of the early church members must have been looking on with happiness as more than 250 history lovers, supporters and descendants arrived from eleven different...
