Steve Tomac comes from a family of pastors, but his path into ministry was an uncommon one. Now the pastor at Faith Lutheran Church in Yerington, Nevada, Tomac sees his journey as one that helped shape him to meet this moment. His parents had always hoped he would enter the ministry, and it wasn't hard to see why. His great-great-great-grandfather, Gottfried Schmidt, had been among the Lutheran immigrants who fled Saxony in search of religious freedom. Both Gottfried's son an

First, Concord Rainforest Falls VBS was an amazing week exploring the nature of God! Kids learned He's our Creator (even meeting a butterfly with teeth and a quetzal), and explored His nature through Bible Adventures, Sticky Scriptures, Imagination and Exploration stations, songs, and games. From Psalm 42:5, they discovered God is our safe place, building egg-drop "shell-ters" inspired by David hiding in a cave. The week wrapped up with extra dance parties on the final day!

Faith Lutheran Church, together with their pastor, David Floyd, celebrated 75 years in ministry with a luncheon, carnival, and worship service on Saturday and Sunday, June 28th and 29th, thanking God for their presence in the Pleasant Hill community. President Michael Lange was invited to give the anniversary homily.

There’s something special about gathering together on the California coast—sharing a meal, reconnecting with friends, meeting new people, worshiping together, and watching the sun set over the ocean. The CNH Beach Hangout was full of wonderful connection worship, food and a cold bath for Pastor Joel Rockemann!

Pastor Brad Cusson is finishing his time at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Rocklin (CA), which began in October 2005, with joy for what God has accomplished and excitement for what is to come with Pastor Luke Timm and the congregation. "Ken Semmler, now with the Lord, called me three times before I actually took the call. The third time, I was literally walking out the door to a meeting at church. He introduced himself and said they were from Roseville, California and thought t

As part of Upward Bound's preschool graduation celebration, each of our fifteen graduating preschoolers received a Beginner's Bible sponsored by members of our church family. These Bibles are the same that we use daily in our classrooms and weekly in our chapels. This special gift serves as a reminder that God's Word is for everyone and that every child should have a Bible of their own. Once the three giant and heavy boxes of Bibles arrived, we put them out during church for