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Read more about the article District news: May 2022

District news: May 2022

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/04/29
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News/District News

Happy anniversary! MN—On Jan. 30, St. Luke, Pickwick, Minn., honored organist Shirley Kauphusman for her 70 years of service. SEW—On Feb. 20, St. Paul, Grant Park, Ill., celebrated the 50th…

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Read more about the article Understanding cultural diversity

Understanding cultural diversity

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/02/25
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

This January Martin Luther College (MLC), New Ulm, Minn., commemorated Martin Luther King (MLK) Day by giving its students an opportunity to grow in cultural awareness. “One of the great…

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Read more about the article Supporting future called workers

Supporting future called workers

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2021/09/20
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

Atlanta-area Martin Luther College (MLC) students received some extra support this summer, thanks to a circuit-wide charity golf outing planned by Messiah, Johns Creek, Ga. What started out as a…

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Read more about the article God provides harvest workers: One family’s story

God provides harvest workers: One family’s story

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2021/09/20
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

Recently retired pastor Richard Lehmann shares a personal story of how God continues to provide harvest workers for his field: My father—Dr. Arnold Lehmann, music professor at Northwestern College, Watertown,…

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Read more about the article My Christian life: Heart transplant inspires a life of service

My Christian life: Heart transplant inspires a life of service

  • Post author:Cameron Schroeder
  • Post published:2021/08/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

A heart transplant confirms a young man’s desire to share the blessings of Jesus with others. Three distinct moments come to mind when Pastor John and Katy Roekle knew their…

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Read more about the article Christian Worship on campus

Christian Worship on campus

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2021/07/27
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

Just as the hymnal is a key resource in a congregation, it also is important in the lives of students at Martin Luther College (MLC), New Ulm, Minn., the synod’s…

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Read more about the article A year of firsts

A year of firsts

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2021/07/13
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

Lydia Thiesfeldt, a 2020 graduate of Martin Luther College, appeared on the cover of the July 2020 issue of Forward in Christ. Thiesfeldt was assigned to serve as the early…

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Read more about the article Here we still stand

Here we still stand

  • Post author:Richard Gurgel
  • Post published:2021/06/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

We train public ministers who boldly confess with their lips what fills their hearts. Picture a pastor at a coffee shop. He’s with an unchurched prospect who visited worship and…

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Read more about the article 2021 Martin Luther College grads

2021 Martin Luther College grads

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2021/06/22
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

One hundred fifty-eight people graduated from Martin Luther College, New Ulm, Minn., on May 15. Assignments Teachers Aguilar, Kati R., to Growing in Grace Preschool and Daycare, Spring Hill, Fla.…

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