Living Savior, Ashville, N.C., dedicated its new church building on June 3, and more than 230 people attended the public grand opening on June 10. There were 26 first-time guests from nine different zip codes—thanks, in part, to a $10,000 grant from WELS Board for Home Missions and $5,000 from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.

Shepherd of the Hills, Knoxville, Tenn., began exploratory services in the Crossville area on June 10. Twenty-one people attended the first service. The group, which meets Sunday afternoons, adopted the name Ascension Lutheran Church.

Northdale, Tampa, Fla., celebrated its 50th anniversary on June 10.

Jason Richards was installed at St. John’s, St. John’s, Antigua, on July 22. After graduating from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in 2007, Richards, a native of Antigua, was assigned back to Antigua. Richards is the first West Indian WELS pastor trained, called, and fully supported by a West Indian congregation.