Two ELCA churches in Hutchinson, Minnesota, held their "second" and final votes to sever ties with the ELCA yesterday. This means there is no ELCA church in Hutchinson.
In a related story, 150 delegates representing 35 churches met on Saturday at Faith Lutheran Church, Hutchinson, to form the Augustana District of Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC). The Augustana District will promote classic and traditional Lutheranism throughout the upper Midwest. Delegates gathered from Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. www.AugustanaDistrict.org
The exodus from the ELCA continues, in spite of under-reported numbers provided by that denomination.
The Augustana District adopted its Constitution and Bylaws, as well as elected members to its first District Council and Board of Theology and Ministry. The Plenary Session was presided over by the Honorable G. Barry Anderson. Speakers included Jaynan Clark and Tom Walker, of WordAlone; Paul Spaulding of LCMC; Dennis Bielfeldt of the Institute of Lutheran Theology. Professor Steve Paulson, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, preached at the opening worship.
More information will become available at the website: www.AugustanaDistrict.org
Pastor Mark J. Richardson
Bethesda Lutheran Church
Bethesda Lutheran Church
Augustana District, LCMC
1947 110th Avenue
Dresser, WI 54009
(715) 755 - 2562
mjrichardson@centurytel.net
www.BethesdaLutheran.ws
1947 110th Avenue
Dresser, WI 54009
(715) 755 - 2562
mjrichardson@centurytel.net
www.BethesdaLutheran.ws
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Absolutely wonderful! I hope and pray that the exodus continues from an organization that was ill concieved from it's beginning.
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