District news -- August 2010

DAKOTA-MONTANA
St. Martin's, Watertown, S.D., recently added a new school kitchen, playground, and teacher workroom.

MINNESOTA
On May 23, Life Lutheran Church, Rochester, Minn., dedicated a new worship facility with the help of WELS Church Extension Fund, Inc. Life's new facility is an outreach ministry of Resurrection in Rochester. It is considered a second site for Resurrection.

SOUTH CENTRAL
On May 30, Holy Word, Austin, Texas, voted to start a new worship site in the Pflugerville/Round Rock area. The congregation plans to maintain two sites but one church, making it a multisite congregation.

WESTERN WISCONSIN
On June 26, the Watertown Recreation and Outreach Center, known as "the ROC," celebrated the grand opening of its new location at 213 N 3rd St in Watertown, Wis. The ROC is intended for teens in grades 7-12.

SOUTH ATLANTIC
Members of Northdale Lutheran Church and School, Tampa, Fla., manned a booth at the Northdale Community Fun Fest on Apr. 24. "It was a great opportunity for us to get out and meet the people in our community and build some bridges with them in hopes that we might further share the gospel with them," says Steve Ward, Northdale's Board of Evangelism chairman.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
AZ-CA—
On May 28, Arizona Lutheran Academy, Phoenix, Ariz., celebrated the 25th anniversary in the teaching ministry of John Sebald.

Duane Behm is celebrating 40 years in the teaching ministry. He currently serves at Emmanuel, Tempe, Ariz.

D-M—As part of its 70th anniversary celebration, Trinity, Sturgis, S.D., dedicated its new Johannus Opus 17 Digital Computer Organ on Apr. 11. Trinity observed its anniversary with a special service on June 27.

On May 23, Good Shepherd, Sioux Falls, S.D., thanked the Lord for granting Tamara Lindwurm 25 years in the teaching ministry.

On May 16, Trinity, Aberdeen, S.D., celebrated the 25th anniversary in the teaching ministry of Karen Becker.

MI—On July 18, Trinity, Jenera, Ohio, celebrated the 50th year in the teaching ministry of Julaine Boehm.

SEW—Members of Good Shepherd, West Bend, Wis., held a special worship service on June 13 to celebrate the 50 years that Richard Lauersdorf has served in the pastoral ministry.


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