I’m a Lutheran: Carl Florea
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…
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…
Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Lutheran World Federation general secretary-elect, head of development for the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church’s (EELC) Institute of Theology and adviser to the EELC for international and…
Luther Place Memorial Church, Washington, D.C. Artist and musician, member of N Street Village Ambassadors of Praise, and of Luther Place’s choir and Community Craft Collective ministry My favorite Bible…
Grace Lutheran Church, Evanston, Ill. Violinist, teacher assistant at Park School in Evanston, Ill., violin/viola instructor and music minister at Grace I’ve been playing violin since I was 8. Growing…
English Lutheran Church, La Crosse, Wis. Math professor at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse; member of the university social justice team, the La Crosse Area Synod anti-racism team, and the…
Bethany Lutheran Church, Crystal Lake, Ill. Executive medical director for infection prevention and control at University of Chicago Medicine, doctor, chief hospital epidemiologist, assistant director of medical ethics I was…
Christ Lutheran Church, San Diego U.S. representative for California’s 52nd Congressional District The church was the center of our life when I was a child. My dad was a parish pastor…
Get to know Scott Peters, a member of Christ Lutheran Church, San Diego, and representative for California’s 52nd Congressional District. Peters shares about growing up in the church as a…
South Sudan Lutheran Church, Fargo, N.D. Social worker, Cass County Economic Assistance Division; chair of the Fargo Human Relations Commission; Bush Foundation fellow; and member of the Eastern North Dakota…
Calvary Lutheran Church, Concord, N.C. Weekend anchor and reporter, WSOC-TV (Charlotte, N.C.), and member of Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton’s advisory council My congregation has been a cornerstone for my family….
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