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Community news: October 2026
On July 26, Living Word, Montrose, Colo., celebrated its 25th anniversary.
Shepherd of the Hills, Winchester, Va., celebrated its 25th anniversary on Aug. 2.
On Aug. 9, St. John, Westland, Mich., celebrated its 150th anniversary.
Our Savior, Roanoke, Va., celebrated the 40th anniversary in the pastoral ministry of Paul Workentine on Aug. 16.
On Aug. 16, Wisconsin Lutheran High School, Milwaukee, Wis., celebrated the service anniversaries of teachers Joel Radue (40 years), Jason Goede (25 years), Bret Hopf (25 years), and Mark Moldenhauer (25 years).
On Aug. 16, Northdale Lutheran, Northdale, Fla., held its first weekly Spanish worship service.
TIGARD, OREGON
Hope, Tigard, Ore., collected donations for a community food drive.
PLYMOUTH, NEBRASKA
Members of St. Paul’s, Plymouth, Neb., joined together to tell the community more about their congregation during the Plymouth Days parade in August.
KEWASKUM, WISCONSIN
St. Lucas, Kewaskum, Wis., opened a congregational time capsule from 1913 that was found in the cornerstone of its old church. The capsule contained items such as a German newspaper, a handwritten congregational constitution, and a local newspaper from 1913 that featured the congregation’s building project on the front page.
WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN
The lights went out during a service at Trinity, Watertown, Wis., on Aug. 9, leading to an a cappella and “candlelight” service.
GILBERT, ARIZONA
Heritage, Gilbert, Ariz., hosted a family Bible study this past summer.
NEW ULM, MINNESOTA
On Aug. 13, St. Paul’s, New Ulm, Minn., dedicated a columbarium, which holds cremation urns, in its cemetery.
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