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Who We Are

Resurrection Lutheran Church is part of the ELCA – Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The ELCA is made up of 4.5 million members and over 9,000 congregations. As a part of the ELCA, we support many ministries of our church, both in the United States and overseas. These include seminaries that train pastors, colleges, outdoor ministries, hunger programs, missionaries, new congregations, campus ministries, disaster relief and support for congregations and congregational leaders.

 

Our Mission Statement

Called together by God’s Love

We welcome joyfully, grow faithfully and serve gratefully

In Jesus’ name

Congregational History

Pastor Paul Schladeraff began work as a mission developer in the St. Joseph area on October 1, 1982 and served until 1988.

On January 17, 1983, the first worship service was held at Kennedy Elementary School.

On November 6, 1983, the congregation was officially organized with 62 families. In July, 1987, ground was broken for a new church building.

The first worship service was held at the new church (610 County Road 2) on November 26, 1987.

Pastor Martha Halls was installed as pastor of RLC on September 17, 1989. She served Resurrection from 1989 through 1994.

Pastor Dwaine Bruns began his ministry at Resurrection in August of 1995 and retired in June of 2016.

On May 1st, 2002 ground breaking was held for the Sunday School addition. The addition was dedicated on October 13th , 2002.

Resurrection began a construction phase that included a commercial kitchen, larger fellowship space, designated youth room, additional storage and an adult meeting room.

In spring of 2020 the global pandemic started and services were held by zoom. In person services resumed in 2021.

Pastor Sarah Larson accepted the call to RLC in October 2022 and continues to serve as pastor.

 

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