The Bible has many stories of people who were called to serve God in new and different ways. These believers were asked to take a “leap of faith” to answer the calling. This is also the case for two new pastors in the United Methodist Church, Pastor David Stoeger and Pastor Pam Seebach. They recently sat down to explain the calling they have answered to serve five Methodist … [Read more...]
Harmony to hold World Day of Prayer service March 2
World Day of Prayer service will be held on Friday, March 2, 2018, at Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony, Minn. The service will begin at 11 a.m. in the church, with a salad luncheon after the service. All are welcome! Please bring an item for the local food shelf. … [Read more...]
Native son, Michael Himlie, talks about trauma and beauty in occupied Palestine
Nobody ever said it was easy raising a family, paying bills, or dealing with daily life, especially when it can be capricious and unpredictable. But imagine for a moment sending your children to school knowing they would have to pass through checkpoints, sometimes being body searched, sometimes being detained, sometimes being pushed around by armed guards. Imagine knowing your … [Read more...]
Norwegian family arrives for lutefisk dinner in Preston
Each year, Christ Lutheran Church hosts a Norwegian lutefisk and meatball dinner that draws out hundreds of people. This year, over 900 people bought tickets for the dinner. They come from all over, some traveling from as far as Iowa or the Twin Cities area to eat the gelatinous white fish. But the diners who come the farthest are husband and wife Annalisa Staupe Gaard and … [Read more...]
Christmas service at Lenora Church
The Lenora Pioneer Church Society is happy to announce that the 2017 Lenora United Methodist Church Christmas services will be held on December 16 at 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and December 20 at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The Advent/Christmas services will be festive in keeping with the simple beauty of the historic pioneer church building which dates from 1856. Beautiful … [Read more...]