Lutheranism

Paul Egertson dies at 75; Lutheran bishop resigned after participating in ordination of lesbian minister

2011-01-10 00:00:00

The Rev. Paul Egertson, who was asked to resign as a Lutheran bishop in 2001 after violating church policy by participating in the ordination of a non-celibate lesbian minister, has died. He was 75. Egertson, a senior lecturer at California Lutheran...

The Rev. Robert J. Marshall, 90; minister helped unify Lutheran denominations

2008-12-27 00:00:00

The Rev. Robert J. Marshall, who presided over the largest denomination of the Lutheran Church in the 1970s and was part of early discussions that led to the merger of three branches of the church, has died. He was 90. Marshall died Monday of a heart...

Mathilda "Tillie" Eisenbraun

2013-05-20 07:45:00

Mathilda “Tillie” Eisenbraun, age 88�of Wall, died Sunday, May 19, 2013, at the Good Samaritan Center in New Underwood. Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, at the Rush Funeral Chapel in Wall, and one hour preceding the...

Community calendar - May 20 to 24

2013-05-19 14:29:00

Monday, May 20 Long Meadows Rotary meets at Nick’s Airport Inn, 6:15 p.m. Clear Spring Lions Club meets at Clear Spring American Legion, 6:30 p.m. West Hagerstown Lions Club meets at Washington Square United Methodist Church, 538 Washington...

Religion - Speakers and topics

2013-05-17 15:53:00

Asbury United Methodist Church, Charles Town, W.Va., unity service at 10 a.m. Sunday with music, baptisms and new member reception. Call 304-725-5513. Beaver Creek Christian Church, the Rev. Mark Curran will preach at the 9:30 a.m. service Sunday on...

Faith matters: Northwood church to mark Syttende mai a day late

2013-05-18 08:04:01

Northwood church to mark Syttende mai a day late Women of Northwood (N.D.) Evangelical Lutheran Church will celebrate Syttende mai 4 to 7 p.m. today, May 18 with a Norwegian Smorgasbord featuring rommegrot, sweet soup, herring and desserts, as well as...

Religion calendar

2013-05-18 02:54:02

FRIDAY Mount Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church, 9319 Ridge Blvd., Youth Celebration, Friday-Sunday. (904) 527-1762. -- Friday -- 5:30 p.m., meet and greet; 6 p.m., Banquet Dinner with the Youth Praise Dancers, a fashion show and awards. --...

Somerset County church news for May 18

2013-05-17 15:10:00

Middlecreek COB The Rev. Linda Stoner will share the message “Look Up and Live” as the Middlecreek Church of the Brethren celebrates Pentecost Sunday. The Rev. John Stoner will serve as worship leader. The church is at 226 Middlecreek Road,...

Cyrus Norman Pfeifle

2013-05-17 21:03:00

�Funeral service for Cyrus Norman Pfeifle, 89, of Ashley will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Zion Lutheran Church in Ashley. The Rev. Adam Roberts will officiate. �Burial will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery. �Visitation will be for one hour prior...

Pastor who was confederate soldier part of Allentown ceremony

2013-05-16 09:25:00

Forty-four years after fighting at Gettysburg as a Confederate soldier, Stephen Albion Repass was back in Pennsylvania. This time, the former rebel fighter was helping dedicate a monument to honor Union Civil War veterans. On June 26, 1899, a crowd...

The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn., Jennifer Biggs column

2013-05-17 01:34:02

Corky's Don Pelts was a barbecue giant in a barbecue town, but his friends and family remember him as a man with a great appetite for life and a generous and fun spirit. "He loved Chinese food. He also loved Pete & Sam's, Jim's Place and Buckley's. When...

Community calendar - May 17-24

2013-05-16 16:07:00

Friday, May 17 Sunrise Rotary meets at Academy Theater Banquet & Conference Center, 58 E. Washington St., 7:30 a.m. Lap sit for ages birth to 18 months, Boonsboro Free Library, 11 a.m. Story and craft time for ages 3 to 5 years, Smithsburg Library, 11...

K-9 comfort dogs Chewie (left), Ruthie and Luther, as volunteers from Lutheran Church Charities set out for Connecticut on Saturday.

2012-12-16 15:48:00

Allison Daywalt of Quincy, Pa., a volunteer from St. Paul Lutheran Church, helps pour drinks Thursday during the community Thanksgiving dinner at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Waynesboro, Pa.

2011-11-24 18:16:44

Members of the Edgebrook Lutheran Church in Chicago, which suffered a devastating fire in 2010, rededicated their newly refurbished church Sunday with a service led by Bishop Wayne Miller, Bishop of Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, and their pastor Joe

2011-09-18 17:45:00