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United States – Mexico Border Experience: Frontiers for Mission

Directors for Evangelical Mission: Invite your mission and ministry partners: United States – Mexico Border Experience February 18, 2020 Travel Day: February 17 Registration is now open! The Congregational Vitality Team is reaching out to Directors for Evangelical Mission and...

Ministering with immigrants in detention in New Jersey

  The Rev. Ramon Collazo is a second-career pastor from Puerto Rico who ministers with immigrants in detention. It’s one way he channels his passion for immigration reform and raising awareness about human rights. Quickly after finishing his time at...

A common witness: Lutherans and Episcopalians team up in West Denver new start

  Sunday morning is a lot busier these days at the corner of Raleigh Street and 5th Avenue in West Denver. For the past several years a new community of God, called Latino Ministry West Denver (Cristo Rey), has been...

CV Training Event AGENDA – Baltimore – August 2019

Congregational Vitality Training Event | August 21-23, 2019 Christ Lutheran Church | 701 S. Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21230-3800   Congregational Vitality Training Event Agenda  Does Jesus Matter? Journey to the Heart of the Gospel “For I am not ashamed of the...

CV Training Event Bus Schedule – Baltimore – August 2019

Congregational Vitality Training Event | August 2019 | Baltimore, Md. Lord Baltimore Hotel Bus Schedule    LORD BALTIMORE BUS SCHEDULE MONDAY, AUGUST 19 MORNING TRAVEL FROM LORD BALTIMORE TO CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH TRIP 1: For activities beginning at 8:00 am...

Irma Banales: A journey of faith

  Irma Banales has walked an interesting path to become a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. She currently serves as director for evangelical mission for the Northern Texas – Northern Louisiana Synod. But her journey began in...