Peace-Tohickon eyes expansion

The roots of Peace-Tohickon Evangelical Lutheran Church run deep, very deep, with a presence in the Perkasie area that can be traced back 265 years.

But church officials say now is the time to look to the future, and that means expansion.

To accommodate a growing Upper Bucks community, Peace-Tohickon in East Rockhill is planning a $2 million to $3 million expansion project. The goal is to give the Old Bethlehem Road church some breathing room.

Peace-Tohickon eyes expansion phillyBurbs.com | Intelligencer

Pastor to speak to faithful from the Holy Land

Two local Lutheran leaders are marking the start of Lent in the Holy Land, and the power of the Internet will allow them to share the experience with parishioners back home.

Pastor to speak to faithful from the Holy Land phillyBurbs.com | Intelligencer

One faith, oceans apart

The Rev. Eric Shafer, senior pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, will be in the holiest of holy lands on Ash Wednesday: Jerusalem.

It will be there where Shafer will give a 10-minute sermon on the first day of Lent from the Mt. of Olives outside Jerusalem.

Through Internet and Google Video, that same sermon will be witnessed by members of Trinity Lutheran at the three Ash Wednesday worship services.

Shafer will be accompanied on his trip by … Bishop Claire Burkat of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod.

“I want to experience the culture and I really want to better understand the dynamics and possible solutions to the conflicts in the Middle East,” (Burkat) said. “I want to listen to the stories and witness the minority Christian population in the Holy Land.”

“It will be very poignant and spiritual for me,” Burkat said.

Read it at: TheReporterOnline.com

Aging congregations, clergy driving change

From Gannett News Service: Aging is an issue that many traditional Christian churches cannot ignore.

And the issue is twofold:

* There are more gray-haired people in the pews and congregations are dwindling.

* Clergy are aging, too.

A 2001 report for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America set the median age of its members at 54 and the median age of the U.S. population at 41.

Read more: Aging congregations, clergy driving change

United Methodist, Lutheran Churches Pursue ‘Full Communion’ | Christianpost.com

United Methodist, Lutheran Churches Pursue ‘Full Communion’ | Christianpost.com

Herbert W. Chilstrom: What being evangelical means to me

Herbert W. Chilstrom: What being evangelical means to me
By tacking on a political agenda, some have sullied and secularized what once was a revered term, the former ELCA presiding bishop writes.

Lansing State Journal: New age: Aging congregations, clergy driving change

Lansing State Journal: New age: Aging congregations, clergy driving change

Everyday Lutherans Working in Mission and Ministry Overseas

wfn.org | Everyday Lutherans Working in Mission and Ministry Overseas

Immigration raids demean our values

Commentary by Bishop Roy Riley, NJ Synod, and Ralston Deffenbaugh of LIRS.

An early Christmas present

People from Lansdale and Trinity Lutheran Church sent $7,000 worth of toys and gifts for Central Elementary School children, teachers and staff in Katrina-ravaged Gulfport, MS…

SunHerald.com : An early Christmas present

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