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Registration for Best Practices in Transitional Interim Ministry Ends Tomorrow
Join us for a weekend designed to energize and equip leaders navigating ministry in times of change. The Best Practices in Transitional Interim Ministry gathering offers practical tools and shared wisdom to help you see possibilities instead of challenges. Come ready to learn and connect with your peers, and return home with renewed hope for the work God is doing in your church and community.
Registration ends on December 31.
What: Best Practices in Transitional Interim Ministry
When: January 19-21, 2026
Where: CNH Ministry Center
More Details and To Register: Click here
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CNH Administrators Conference - Reserve Your Hotel Room by Jan 2!
If you are planning to attend the CNH Administrators Conference, don't forget to reserve your room by January 2nd to take advantage of the special room rate.
Click here to reserve your room.
What: CNH Administrators Conference
When: February 3-5, 2026
Where: CNH Ministry Center
Cost: $195
To Register: Click here to register.
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Early Childhood Directors Conference Reserve Your Hotel Room by Jan 2!
If you are planning to attend the Early Childhood Directors Conference make sure to reserve your room by January 2nd to take advantage of the special room rate.
Click here to reserve your room.
What: Early Childhood Directors Conference
When: February 5-6, 2026
Where: CNH Ministry Center
To Register: Click here to register.
| | | Walk for Life West Coast Pre-Walk Gathering | | |
Participants are welcome to meet at West Portal Lutheran Church before the event, to enjoy some good fellowship & refreshments, then travel to the march together on the SF MUNI light rail train.
What: Walk for Life West Coast Pre-Walk Gathering
When: January 24, 2026, 11:00 a.m.
Where: West Portal Lutheran Church, 200 Sloat Blvd., San Francisco, CA
To Register: Click here
Click here for a flyer with details.
| CNH Pastors' Wives Retreat - Register Now | |
Wives of pastors & chaplains (full time, part time, and retired), widows of pastors, wives of vicars...if your husband is or was in pastoral ministry...the Pastors’ Wives Retreat is for you! Come and join us for a weekend of fun, fellowship, and rest with other pastors’ and vicars’ wives! Priscilla Newton will join us as our speaker to talk about the what ifs of life and ministry.
What: Pastors' Wives Retreat
Where: San Juan Bautista
When: January 30 - February 1, 2026
Click here for more information and to register.
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Save the Date: Reimagine Your Future - Bay Area Summit
Join us for a free 6-hour gathering that equips church teams to discover their current reality and thrive for generations to come.
The Summit is designed for you to work with your staff and lay leaders to Reimagine the Future of your congregation, especially in our rapidly changing culture.
When: February 28, 2026, 9am - 3pm
Where: St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Tracy, CA
Click here to register.
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2025 Year in Review: Gospel Impact Across the CNH District
Across the CNH District, the year was shaped by a shared theme of connection - between congregations, schools, leaders, and communities. Mission was lived holistically as ministries sought to meet genuine needs and challenges while building trust and authentic relationships that reflect Christ’s love across cultures and generations.
Click here to learn more and look back on how God has blessed the CNH District in 2025.
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CNH District International Mission Update: Missionaries, Opportunities, and Ways to Serve
The mission of the Church continues to unfold across the globe, carried forward by faithful workers who bring the Gospel to people in every corner of God’s creation. The CNH District is blessed to be connected with several LCMS missionaries serving in a variety of contexts worldwide. Alongside these long-term workers, new opportunities continue to open for both laypeople and pastors interested in serving—whether for a few weeks or for many years.
Click here to learn more these mission workers and future opportunities.
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The Time to Prepare is Now
Last week, much of the CNH District was in the midst of what the meteorologists call an atmospheric river. While the main dangers of this event have passed, it is still important to be prepared for potential future challenges. Here are some things you can do in the future in case you lose electrical power or need to evacuate. Click here.
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A Place to Gather: Bay Area Lutheran Young Adults
Bay Area Lutheran Young Adults, known as BALYA, began several years ago with a simple but meaningful vision: to help young adult Lutherans in the Bay Area find one another and grow together in faith and community.
Read more about this ministry and how it is growing in the Bay Area: Click here.
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Mission Table Podcast (Official Podcast of the CNH District)
Pull up a chair and join the conversation. The Mission Table is the official podcast of the California-Nevada-Hawaii (CNH) District of the LCMS, where leaders, pastors, and everyday disciples gather to share stories, explore ministry challenges, and celebrate how God is at work across our communities.
In Episode 13 of the Mission Table Podcast, Pastor Uma’s journey continues. In this second chapter of his story, we follow the remarkable path from the island of Sri Lanka to the island of O‘ahu — and into God’s unfolding call. Click here to listen to this audio only episode.
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As pillars of the faith get called back to their heavenly home, we want to honor and acknowledge the legacy they leave behind and the impact they had within our congregations. If you would like to include any upcoming memorials, please click here to send the name, date of death, and date of service so that we may include them in an upcoming issue of the InTouch.
The CNH District office was recently notified that Rev. Leonardo R. Bugtong was called to glory on September 16, 2024. Rev. Bugtong served three congregations in the Phillippines, from 1961 - 1971; a dual parish in Ontario, Canada from 1972 - 1977; and he served the CNH District as a missionary to Filipinos in Wahiawa, Hawaii from 1978 - 1996. His obituary is found here.
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