On Sunday, September 20, Pastor Joe Robb blessed the 120 quilts and 200 care kits to be sent to Lutheran World Relief, put together by the Caring Covers Quilters of Our Savior Lutheran Ministries, Livermore, CA. This was the culmination of a year’s long work by the group to provide a sign of God’s love to people around the world. To provide an example of where the quilts and kits are given, a video was shown of men from a veterans program in North Carolina receiving them afte

Bethany Lutheran Church is located in Vacaville, California, serving the Vacaville community since 1960, and their school has been a ministry of Bethany since 1983. The school moved to their current location in 2008, situated in a growing community of new developments. For thirteen years, the church and school were at different locations across town from each other until 2021, when the old property was sold and the church ministry joined the school at its current location. Pa

Redeemer Lutheran School in Redwood City welcomes two new leaders to their school ministry. Kevin Bradshaw is the new Head of School at Redeemer. Kevin has served as a high school and professional coach, High School Dean of Students, high school principal, vocational campus president, and Executive Director of City Year San Jose/Silicon Valley, where he implemented ELA and math programs across 13 K–12 schools and led fundraising and marketing efforts. His background also incl

The LEC Planning Committee invites you to attend the Lutheran Educators Conference, November 22-24. This year we are going back to the Town and Country Resort in San Diego, CA! The registration cost is $195 and hotel cost is $142 per night per room. We are excited to have Ted Neitzke join us as our Keynote Speaker for LEC! Take a few minutes to watch and enjoy this video to hear what he will be sharing in November! Together, we will engage in inspiring presentations that wi

Dustin Madden and his wife Nicole came into the Lutheran Church in Susanville about 10 years ago. They both had a background in catholicism. Nicole grew up in Westwood, California, a small town between Chester and Susanville. Dustin has a position as a nutritionist for one of the prisons in Susanville. For many years, St. Paul’s in Susanville has been vacant and served by faithful retired pastors mostly from the Reno area and our Nevada Circuit. Other Northern California

Pastor Andrew Jones, serving First Lutheran Church in Concord, CA has released a new book: 10 Treasures of Learning to Pray. Unlock the profound riches hiding within the simple act of talking to God. Ten Treasures of Learning to Pray is not a book about how to pray but a beautiful exploration of what God does in prayer. Drawing from Scripture’s narratives on prayer—David’s laments, Jesus’ teachings, Moses’ doubts at the burning bush, Hannah’s silent longing—the author leads r