Summer Memorial Lutheran Church, Newberry, S.C. Self-employed in family business and volunteer fire chief I was baptized at Summer Memorial in 1989. Four generations of my family currently attend this…
Our Saviour Lutheran Church, Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation in Montana Emergency medical technician, member of the Chippewa Cree Council of Rocky Boy and of the ELCA Church Council I’ve been the…
Artist. Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Crestview Hills-Lakeside Park, Ky. There has never been a time in my life when I wasn’t talking to Jesus every day. I was reared…
Actor. A lifelong Lutheran, he currently isn’t a member of an individual congregation but continues to be affiliated with the ELCA. When I was a little boy and we would…
Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle Beverly Cleary Endowed Professor in Children and Youth Services and chair of the library and information science program at the University of Washington, Seattle; co-founder…
Reformation Evangelical Lutheran Church, Orlando, Fla. Parish deacon at Reformation and volunteer manager at Cornerstone Hospice in Orange County I was baptized as an infant, confirmed and married at Reformation….
St. Stephen Lutheran Church, Silver Spring, Md. Senior associate director of admissions; coordinator for multicultural admission; intercollegiate athletics liaison; assistant track-and-field coach; and adviser, campus hip-hop dance group at Gettysburg…
St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church, St. Paul, Minn. Partner, co-owner of Hansen Tree Farm; member, Minnesota Christmas Tree Association; retired research forester, U.S. Forest Service; volunteer, University of Minnesota forestry…
Grace Lutheran Church, Harlingen, Texas Director of programs and lawyer for ProBAR, an immigration project of the American Bar Association; member of the Southwestern Texas Synod Council’s executive committee; member…
Faith Lutheran Church, Leavenworth, Wash. Mayor of Leavenworth and manager of Cornerstone Community, a home for adults with learning disabilities Growing up, my faith was always important to me. I…
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Williamsport, Md. Entrepreneur with several businesses, CEO of Elmwood Farm Hospitality Group and Port 44, retired Ladies Professional Golf Association Futures Tour golfer, motivational speaker, former…
Augustana Lutheran Church, Portland, Ore. Senior at Grant High School in Portland and founder/chair of the Youth Leadership Academy to End Gun Violence, presented by Lift Every Voice Oregon My…
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