Weekly News Update - Archive

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31 August 2010	The August 26-27 Lutheran CORE Convocation elected Pr. Paull Spring as Bishop of the North American Lutheran Church for a provisional one-year term, and Pr. Paul Ulring as Moderator of Lutheran CORE for a two-year term. See the complete election results for the NALC and Lutheran CORE. Listen to audio recordings of the main presentations at the Theological Conference at Upper Arlington Lutheran Church on August 24-26. Video recordings of the Lutheran CORE Convocation in DVD format may be ordered using this form. Read the news release about the formation of the North American Lutheran Church. See the new website for the NALC - thenalc.org. View a photo album with pictures of the Lutheran CORE Theological Conference and the Convocation in Ohio.
23 August 2010	Lutherans from throughout North America are gathering this week in suburban Columbus, Ohio, for the Lutheran CORE Theological Conference and Convocation.
16 August 2010	Word of Life Lutheran Church in Maryville, Tenn., a new NALC mission congregation, will hold its first worship service on Sunday, August 22. They will be served by Pastor Connie Bramlett.
10 August 2010	Nominees and Rules of Procedure for the Convocation: The Lutheran CORE Steering Committee has announced nominees for leadership positions in Lutheran CORE and the North American Lutheran Church for the elections at the Convocation on August 26-27. The Lutheran CORE nominees are presented in line with the proposed amendments to the Lutheran CORE constitution. The Steering Committee is functioning as the provisional nominating committee for the NALC and the NALC nominees are for provisional one-year terms. Biographical information for all the nominees will soon be posted on the web site. View the list of nominees here. The proposed Rules of Procedure for the convocation are available here.
2 August 2010	Two bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania will take part in the Lutheran CORE Convocation August 26-27 in suburban Columbus, Ohio. The Rev. Dr. Benson Bagonza, bishop of the ELCT’s Karagwe Diocese, and the Rev. Dr. Owdenburg M. Mdegella, bishop of the ELCT's Iringa Diocese, are attending as official representatives of the ELCT Presiding Bishop, the Rev. Dr. Alex Gehaz Malasusa. Bishop Bagonza will preach at the closing worship of the Convocation. Both bishops will participate in the installation of newly-elected leaders of Lutheran CORE and the North American Lutheran Church. The 5.3-million member Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania is the second largest Lutheran Church in the world.
26 July 2010	On July 11, Immanuel Lutheran Church in Whitewood, South Dakota, voted unanimously to join the North American Lutheran Church. The congregation also took its first of two constitutionally-mandated votes to leave the ELCA. Congregations can now express their desire to be a part of the NALC when it is constituted at Lutheran CORE's Convocation Aug. 26-27 in suburban Columbus, Ohio.
19 July 2010	Lutheran CORE is inviting Christians around the world to join in 40 days of prayer as Lutherans in North America gather to form the North American Lutheran Church (NALC) and to shape the ongoing ministry of Lutheran CORE as a community of confessing Lutherans regardless of their church body affiliation. The 40 days of prayer begin on July 19 and continue through Aug. 27, the day the NALC will be constituted. Devotions and prayers have been prepared for each of the 40 days. The devotions and prayers will be posted daily here.
12 July 2010	Lutheran CORE has received final approval of its 501(c)(3) charitable tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service. In its early years Lutheran CORE operated as a part of the WordAlone Network. A separate 501(c)(3) application was made earlier this year. Contributions should be made payable to "Lutheran CORE" and all contributions throughout 2010 are tax-deductible.
5 July 2010	On June 27, New Jerusalem Lutheran Church in Hickory, North Carolina, voted overwhelmingly (102-5) to join the North American Lutheran Church. The NALC will be constituted at Lutheran CORE's Convocation Aug. 26-27 in suburban Columbus, Ohio.
21 June 2010	On June 6, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, a 640-member congregation in Abington, Pennsylvania, voted to join the North American Lutheran Church. The suburban Philadelphia congregation also took its first of two constitutionally-mandated votes to leave the ELCA.
14 June 2010	June 6 was something of a "mission Sunday" for the North American Lutheran Church (NALC), as the first two NALC mission congregations held their initial worship services. Faith Lutheran Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Advent Lutheran Church in Winchester, Virginia, both are congregations organized by local groups of Lutherans that have indicated their intention to join Lutheran CORE and the NALC once it is constituted.
7 June 2010	Registration is now open for the 2010 Lutheran CORE Convocation August 26-27 in suburban Columbus, Ohio. Download the brochure. Register for the Convocation by phone at 888-551-7254 until 3:00 p.m. Central on Aug. 23. After that you may register at the door. This historic Convocation will consider proposals for the creation of the North American Lutheran Church and for the ongoing ministry of Lutheran CORE as a Community of Confessing Lutherans regardless of their church body affiliation.
1 June 2010	Proposed amendments to the constitution of Lutheran CORE are now available online. The proposed amendments, which come from Lutheran CORE's Steering Committee, will be considered at the Lutheran CORE Convocation August 26-27 in suburban Columbus, Ohio.
24 May 2010	Lutheran Renewal is a relatively new group of Lutherans that meets in the Knoxville, Tennessee, area every second and fourth Thursday for study, prayer, conversation, planning, and worship. Contact Pastor Ed Livingston at 865-458-1240 for more information. Groups like this are listed at the bottom of this page on the website: http://www.lutherancore.org/menu_call_pages/memberorgs.shtml If you are interested in starting a new group in your area or want to list your group on the website contact us at info@lutherancore.org.
17 May 2010	Advent Lutheran Church, a congregation being formed by a group of Lutherans in Winchester, Virginia, was welcomed as a charter member of the North American Lutheran Church. The NALC will be constituted this August. Advent Lutheran is the first mission congregation to affiliate with the new church body.