Aerospace engineer Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, Millersville, Md. We have been attending Christ Lutheran for roughly 18 years. After moving to Maryland we did a bit of church shopping in…
Member, Order of Lutheran Franciscans; registered nurse; family nurse practitioner; epidemiologist St. Paul Lutheran Community of Faith, Denver As a young adult, I left the conservative denomination I grew up…
St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Columbia Heights, Minn. Organist and pianist I started studying piano at the age of 6 and loved it. When I was 12, I heard the pipe organ…
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Coos Bay, Ore. ELCA deacon and legal ministry attorney I’m called by the Oregon Synod to serve the southern Oregon coast in a specialized ministry of…
Sitka (Alaska) Lutheran Church Collections manager, Kodiak History Museum I was baptized and confirmed at Sitka Lutheran and made my decision there to “live Lutheran,” as it were. I attended…
First Lutheran Church, Cincinnati Product data scientist, Cisco; former co-chair, Gather Network I first connected with my congregation in August of 2020. At First Lutheran, I play cello when the…
Mountain View Lutheran Church, Edgewood, Wash. Eagle Scout; retired U.S. Navy commander When I got involved in my congregation, it started with the children. My wife and I wanted to…
St. Luke Lutheran Church, New York City Founder, Let’s Send These Kids to School; digital art manager, Carolina Human Reinvestment I have been a member of St Luke Lutheran Church…
Member of an ELCA congregation in New Jersey (name and town omitted for privacy reasons) Author of Raising Kids Beyond the Binary: Celebrating God’s Transgender and Gender-Diverse Children (Broadleaf Books,…
Hephatha Lutheran Church, Milwaukee, Wis. Author of Aidan: The Lead-Free Superhero, Coalition on Lead Emergency organizer, lead awareness advocate. I have been a member of Hephatha Lutheran Church since I…
Editor’s note: As we near the end of April, we are reposting Fuad Nijim’s “I’m a Lutheran” column to celebrate Arab and Middle Eastern heritage. See also “A conversation with…
Luther Memorial Church, Chicago. Executive secretary, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, retired I am a member of Luther Memorial Church, Chicago. I started attending services in 1957 when I and…
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