April 10-12, 2026 at Redeemer, Willmar

MN North District Youth Gathering

for youth ages 6th grade to 12th grade! 

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Rev. Benjamin Hollingsead was installed as pastor at St. John Lutheran Church in Aitkin on Sunday, September 7, 2025. Pictured are back row: Rev. David Becker, Rev. Ron Carnicom, Rev. Mark Johnson, Rev. Bill Traphagan, Rev. Travis Lauterbach; middle row: Rev. Frank Milo, Rev. Rick Hans, Rev. Nathaniel Konkel, Rev. Don Klatt; front row: Rev. Gregg Coop, Rev. John Thomson, Rev. Ben Hollingsead and Rev. Bruce Timm.

St. John's Lutheran Church, Kimball, hosted their Match Day for Congregational Godparents and the children in the church at the Sunday School kick-off on September 7th. The church has started a Congregational Godparent program where children in the church are matched with an adult who agrees to pray for them as a part of their prayer routine. 

Congratulations to Prince of Peace, St. Cloud principal, Anne Neilitz, who has been named Concordia St. Paul's 2025 Educator of the year. The Educator of the Year award is conferred upon alumni of Concordia University, St. Paul who have demonstrated exemplary performance in creating communities of learning that positively engage students, family, and the community at large.

Church worker wives recently gathered for their annual retreat at Lutheran Island Camp.

✚ This spiritual pilgrimage will forever change how you read and understand the Bible. ✚

Despite the headlines, tourists are visiting Israel and having a great time. Call/text Pastor Jake Gillard at 612-567-0059 for more info or visit ittworld.com/tours/discovering-the-holy-land

The Minnesota North District continues to publish a supplement with the Lutheran Witness. You can find it in the center pages of the printed magazine or digitally at our website: https://www.mnnlcms.org/newsletter



Does your congregation have news to share? Send your photos and stories to our Lutheran Witness Editor, Rev. Travis Lauterbach at: the.lutheran.witness@mnnlcms.org

West Portal Lutheran Church and School, San Francisco, is seeking a business manager to facilitate faithful stewardship of both our physical and human resources. This business manager will work in concert with the pastor, principal, accountant, and church council to ensure the proper functioning of our congregation and school so that the Word of God may be preached among us purely and the kingdom of God may, by His grace, flourish among us. Please direct all questions to pastorswenson@wplsf.com, and see full job description and listing at: https://www.indeed.com/job/business-manager-1a26f21dd6424d4f.

With the season of advent approaching, Good Shepherd in Alexandria has available for use a new set of 3 purple candles and 1 pink candle. They are 1 1/2' diameter / 12" high. Contact goodshepherdalexsec@gmail.com for more information.

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