Called to Glory

Rev. Manfred (Fred) Poeppel was called to his heavenly home on September 27. He served as interim pastor of Shepherd of the Coast from May 2020 to February 2023. He spent most of his ministry in the Eastern District of the LCMS. Please pray for his family and friends as they mourn his death.

Emily Hogan (Teacher Assistant, Gainesville, FL) went home to Jesus on September 30. Emily was a teacher assistant at the Open Arms Child Development Center of First Lutheran in Gainesville, FL. Please keep the family and friends of Emily in your prayers as they mourn her passing.

Prayers

Rev. Luis Diaz (Faith, Hialeah, FL) is hospitalized with a severe infection. Please pray to discover the source of the infection and proper treatment. 

Rev. Larry Dexheimer (Emeritus) is having the first of two total knee replacements today, October 13. Please pray for a successful surgery and complete recovery.

Please continue to pray for Cricket Winters, daughter of Rev. Jay Winters (University, Tallahassee, FL). The results of the MRI were that the tumor is stable. Cricket and her family are awaiting word on treatment changes. Join them in praying for God's continued care and plan for Cricket.

Rev. James Drummond (Emeritus) is battling cancer. Please pray for him as he receives treatment and battles severe infections.

Rev. Andy Ritchie (St. Paul, Lakeland, FL) is recovering well from shoulder surgery. Please pray for relief from pain and for him to recover fully.

Jim Giles (Epiphany, Lake Worth, FL) is recovering from surgery. Please pray for Jim and his family as he is struggling to recover.

Please pray for Deaconess Ligia Morales (Prince of Peace, Orlando, FL) as she is recovering from a severe infection and will undergo surgery in the near future.

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Spam Email Alert

Some spam emails have been sent from a false email address disguised as President Rockey.

Please check the sender's email address; if it is not from the flgadistrict.org address, delete the email immediately and block the sender. It is important not to forward or reply to any spam emails. Forwarding or replying to spam emails increases the risk of spreading something nefarious.

2025 LCMS Youth Gathering

The 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering will dive into Hebrews 12:1-3 with a theme of ENDURE! Mark your calendars to join the event in New Orleans, LA, July 19-23, 2025.

Held every 3 years since 1980, the LCMS Youth Gathering provides thousands of youth and adults the opportunity to come together as a community of God’s people to be encouraged in their walk with Jesus Christ and learn about the Christian faith and their Lutheran identity. To learn more about the theme and the Gathering, visit lcmsgathering.com.

Missionary Pathway Cohorts

The Kairos Network is dedicated to helping you share the unchanging gospel in an ever-changing world. Through cohorts, everyday Christians learn to plant the gospel and make disciples where they live, work, learn, and play.

Sign up today for an October cohort!

Living as Christ's Witnesses so that

all people come to faith!

“For such a time as this!” God has brought us together to be His hands and feet to a lost and hurting world. The people of the Florida-Georgia District are committed to being a beacon of hope through the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to all people!

Our task is urgent! We ask for your prayers and financial partnership so that many more will experience Christ’s love now and in eternity!

Rev. Dr. Jonathan Rockey was installed as the Vacancy Pastor of First Lutheran Church in Gainesville, FL, on September 24. Please pray for Jon, his family, and the ministry of First Lutheran and Open Arms Child Development Center as they work together to share the love of Jesus.

Pictured L-R: Rev. Dr. Jon Rockey and President James Rockey

Rev. Patrick Galligar was installed as the Pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Lecanto, FL, on October 8. Join us in praying for Pat, his wife Gina, and the people of Faith as they work together to connect many more people to Jesus.

Pictured L-R front row: Rev. Pat and Gina Galligar, President James Rockey; L-R middle row: Rev. Jon Rockey, Rev. Dan Howe, Rev. Joseph Signore, Rev. Terry McKee, Rev. Blair Clark, Rev. Tom Beaverson; L-R back row: Rev. Jeff Shanks, Rev. Ron Biel, Rev. Steve Lane, Rev. Doug Bock

District Events

75th Anniversary Capital Campaign

2023 Youth Ministry Weekend

September/October

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