Altar societies, sometimes called altar guilds, are ministries of service, often taken for granted and under appreciated by those who don't know what all goes in to tending the beauty, peace and ...

Christ the Lord Lutheran Church in Elgin will welcome new members at a 9:30 a.m. service. Jesus invites all people to His table of Holy Communion, offered at the altar or at ...

Right after Sunday worship at St. Paul’s-San Pablo Lutheran Church, Juan Carlos Toapanta lay in a lounge chair set up by the altar, needles sticking out of his forehead, wrist and foot for an ...

A Lutheran church in Minneapolis is taking practical steps to help its mostly Latino immigrant congregation deal with the uncertainty and stress of a Trump administration crackdown. It’s now ...