Meeting an unprecedented moment
Courtesy of Good Shepherd Lutheran
Bob Schaefer, pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Monroeville, Pa., created a daily prayer series on YouTube in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The congregation set up a makeshift studio in a corner of the sanctuary. Photo: Courtesy of Good Shepherd Lutheran
As the world has grappled with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the ELCA has sought new ways to meet this unique cultural moment, engaging members in worship and faith formation through innovative means. For a number of ELCA congregations, that’s meant launching or reviving drive-in services. Zion Lutheran Church in Ann Arbor, Mich., began such services […]