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A Prayer in the Aftermath of the Shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson

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A Prayer in the Aftermath of the Shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson
A Prayer in the Aftermath of the Shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson
25 Nov 2014

For your prayers - Like many of you, I watched and listened to the events surrounding the grand jury determination that there will be no…READ MORE

ELCA Churchwide Assembly and Sanctuary Church
ELCA Churchwide Assembly and Sanctuary Church
12 Aug 2019

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Our 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly ended this past Saturday.  There is much to report from the Assembly.  I look…READ MORE

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