|  | Hong Kong Student Visitors
July 2 - 5, Faith Lutheran bid warm-hearted open arms to 18 students and two of their teachers, Charles
& Ivan, that visited from the Lutheran Church Hong Kong Synod
High School. The Hong Kong Lutheran Synod is an LCMS partner church and this was the first-ever International Student Exchange for them. |
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|  | Celebrate The Journey
Sunday, August 9, 2009, Faith Lutheran and friends enjoyed a day of celebration and thanksgiving to God for Pastor Brad Urbach. The event was to mark Pastor's 35th year of working among the congregation at Faith and also to celebrate Pastor's 65th birthday. In honor or these events, for the morning worship services, guest Pastor Duley of Zion Lutheran in Rapid City was the Liturgist and guest Pastor Paul Strand of Trinity Lutheran Church, Tinley Park, IL. presented the message - "Let Your Light So Shine" . Following the worship service was a reception where Pastor Urbach was presented with gifts of gratitude. The afternoon program at 4:00 was filled with laughter, enjoyment and fond memories. This was folllowed by a "Block Party", where all enjoyed burgers and brats and plenty of salads and desserts. |
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|  | Christrian Life Center Building
Pictures of the building progress. |
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|  | VBS, 6.4.2009
Vacation Bible School was held the first week in June. This was our closing program with the Captive Free band. |
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|  | Groundbreaking Event 05.03.2009
It was a hoedown of a day. Thank you to all the committees and volunteers. Our next Celebration will be in our own 'tent'. |
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|  | Brat + Burger Feed 08.04.2008
The weather was perfect and the food delicious when members of the congregation, neighbors, and friends gathered under a big tent for the annual Brat and Burger Feed. The Board of Parish Fellowship cooked and served burgers, brats and hot dogs, and members of the congregation brought a scrumptious array of salads and desserts. There was a play area for kids supervised by LYF members, Joyce Solem was recognized for her service as Director of the Faith Lutheran Daycare, and Jacob Shoup finished the evening with beautiful songs of praise, many of which he composed. All in all - a wonderful summer evening for the Faith Family! |
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|  | Jacob Shoup Concert 6.22.2008
Jacob Shoup, a talented musician from our congregation, performed a concert filled with beautiful Christian music to raise funds for a Faith Lutheran LYF mission trip to Mexico. The concert, included many of Jacob’s own compositions, raised nearly $700 for the LYF trip. |
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|  | Installation of Officers, 6.1.2008
Church officers for 2008-2009 were installed at the June 1 services. |
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|  | Captive Free 06.01.2008
Captive Free performed and presented the childrens&squot; message during both worship services. The group, including singers and musicians from throughout the United States and Denmark, also participated in Vacation Bible School activities throughout the following week. |
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|  | First Anniversary of BTIF, 5.4.2008
The congregation of Faith went "hog wild" in celebration of the first anniversary of the three-year Building Together in Faith (BTIF) campaign. |
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|  | Food Drive 03.21.2008
A total of 2,011 food items and paper products were donated to the Pierre/Ft. Pierre Food Pantry by the congregation of Faith Lutheran during the month of March - marking the first time the congregation has topped the 2,000 mark. The items were brought to the church, where they were sorted, boxed, and labeled. Youth and adult volunteers from the congregation delivered 121 boxes of donated food and paper products to the Food Pantry on Good Friday. |
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