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The After-Word: Last Sunday of the Church Year

November 22, 2021Blog Series, Sunday Morning, The Afterword

The Last Sunday of the Church YearIsaiah 51:4-6Psalm 93Jude 20-25Mark 13:24-37 Believe it or not, sometimes pastors don't always get to share everything they would like to in their sermons. There are always times they wish they could have added a thought or expounded upon something a bit more. 'The…

The Truth about…Truth

September 28, 2021Blog Series, The Truth About

Pilate said to him, “What is truth?”John 18:38 Pilate's question cuts straight to the heart of the matter. Lodged deep within the heart of every man is the desire to know truth. The problem is like Pilate many aren't actually seeking truth. Instead they attempt to define it for themselves.…

Faith Lutheran and Sensory Inclusion, Helping People Feel at Home

July 29, 2021Board of Christian Education, Outreach

One in six individuals in the US have sensory processing needs. These diagnoses includes Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, ADHD, OCD, PTSD, dementia and many more. Think about how many among our congregation and community that might include. For example, in VBS we had one in nine children whom their parents…

Footprints of Faith, Part 6

June 19, 2021Uncategorized

Prepared by the Interim Ministry Task Force August 2009 - Updated July 2011 INTERIM MINISTRY TASK FORCE –HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH, OTTAWA, KANSAS Footprints in Missions Faith Lutheran Ottawa has been actively involved with missions. The footprints of Faith reach around the world. Many people have given support for missionaries like Roger and Alice Buck,…

Footprints of Faith, Part 5

June 19, 2021Uncategorized

Prepared by the Interim Ministry Task Force August 2009 - Updated July 2011 INTERIM MINISTRY TASK FORCE –HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH, OTTAWA, KANSAS Footprints to 15th and Eisenhower The impetus to move from the 12th and Cedar location to 15th and Eisenhower came with the gift from Gertrude Blum whose family owned and operated a…

Footprints of Faith, Part 4

June 19, 2021Uncategorized

Prepared by the Interim Ministry Task Force August 2009 - Updated July 2011 INTERIM MINISTRY TASK FORCE –HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH, OTTAWA, KANSAS Footprints for Future Generations Preschool In 1979, Rev. Zimmerman and Marty Piotrowsky attended some of the conferences that the Kansas District LCMS was holding to promote Christian early childhood…

Footprints of Faith, Part 3

June 19, 2021Uncategorized

Prepared by the Interim Ministry Task Force August 2009 - Updated July 2011 INTERIM MINISTRY TASK FORCE –HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH, OTTAWA, KANSAS Footprints in Outreach Faith Lutheran Church is the only Lutheran church in Franklin County. It serves members from six surrounding communities. In an effort to reach out to those in other counties, Faith Ottawa established two…

Footprints of Faith, Part 2

June 19, 2021Uncategorized

Prepared by the Interim Ministry Task Force August 2009 - Updated July 2011 INTERIM MINISTRY TASK FORCE –HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH, OTTAWA, KANSAS Footprints in Faith through Bible Study Lewis Buck appears to have been a major force in leading the church by example and power of personality. His gifts ranged from being…

Footprints of Faith, Part 1

June 9, 2021Uncategorized

Prepared by the Interim Ministry Task Force August 2009 - Updated July 2011 INTERIM MINISTRY TASK FORCE –HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH, OTTAWA, KANSAS Footprints Leading to Faith “In the 1870’s Prussia, now known as Germany, was involved in a war with France. Serfs were compelled to serve in the Prussia Army. Albert Dehn served in the Prussia-Franco…