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Subscribe to UpdatesAugust 3, 2023: Capital Campaign Update
This week we took another step toward making our congregation's buildings more beautiful, accessible, and useful for creative, courageous, and compassionate ministry. On Tuesday, Pastor Mike Wilker met with Chris Baier from Joseph Construction and Lee Anderson from...
June 29, 2023: Capital Campaign Update
Capital Campaign Update June 29, 2023 Pastor Mike Wilker The For Generations to Come Capital Campaign The Preconstruction Team, architects, and construction manager have been working in the past four months to craft an updated construction plan. We are working hard...
Creating Care Team Green Tip: Grow Pollinator-Friendly Plants
It’s planting time here in NE Iowa, and lots of us are busy readying our garden beds. Many of us pick plants that would grow well in a particular sun or shade site; some of us pick flowering plants that will be beautiful in our annual and perennial beds. The...
Creation Care Team Green Tip: Think About What You Put In The Trash
It’s crucial that each of us develops the habit of stopping to think each time we dispose of something. If the item is single-use plastic, let’s ask ourselves how we might have avoided getting it in the first place. If it’s something else, let’s ask ourselves if it...
First Lutheran Church Grants $39,500
The First Lutheran Church Trust Fund granted $39,500 for local ministries and scholarships. The largest single grant was $10,000 given to Camp EWALU in Strawberry Point to help remodel and expand. Another $6,400 was donated for 24 “camperships.” The Decorah Community...
Creation Care Team Green Tip: Invest in a Reusable Water Bottle
Invest in a reusable water bottle, preferably one that is not plastic; many models are silicone, aluminum, or stainless steel (sometimes double-walled for insulation). Most individual thin-plastic bottles of water are not recyclable and are simply put in the trash,...
Give Today! FLC & LSI Refugee Project
Almost a year ago, many of us took the opportunity to welcome new refugees (mostly Ukrainian) to Iowa by donating items for kits (bath, kitchen, bedding, cleaning, etc.) which were taken to Lutheran Services in Iowa (LSI) in Des Moines for distribution. Thank you all...
FLC Considers Calling The Rev. David Severtson As Associate Pastor
Dear Congregational Members and Friends, On behalf of the Congregation Council, we are pleased to introduce you to the Rev. David Severtson, the candidate to serve as associate pastor. He is recommended by the Associate Pastor Call Committee and the Council. We invite...
February Council Member of the Month: Johanna Bergan
Hi FLC! I'm Johanna Bergan (she/hers) and am currently serving my 3rd year on Council and just completed one year as Vice President. I live in downtown Decorah with my husband Joel Zook and children Margret (15) and James (11). Our family are long-time Decorahians and...