Celebrate With Us Worship With Us Serve With Us WHO ARE WE? We're a growing and friendly 1600-member congregation of the ELCA with great youth and music programs. We accept and advocate basic definitions of Christianity and Lutheranism. Our members include young and old, working and retired, year-round and seasonal. Click to see a brief history of our congregation, a few members' email addresses, a list of new members, or photos of our facilities. WHERE ARE WE? We're just east of hiway #371 at the Sportland corner (#371 at hiways #13 and #77). That's 1.6 miles south of Nisswa and 11.6 miles north of hiway #210 in Brainerd. Here's one map, plus a Google map and satellite view. WHAT DO WE DO? Check events to see our busy calendar. And click service to see how we've organized to meet the needs of our congregation. We are a corporate sponsor of Luther Crest Bible Camp. THOUGHT-PROVOKING WEBSITES       On being a green congregation       On global inequality PLEASE CONTACT US If you're interested in more information or in joining us at Church of the Cross, please click here and we'll get in touch with you. Our pastors:   Rev. Joan Gunderman, Senior Pastor   Rev. Bruce Hannem, Associate Pastor   Merle Gunderman, Visitation Pastor Pastors' emergency cell phone: 218/838-9561 Staff Send an email:   Church Office	WHAT'S NEW? Click here to see the 2009 Annual Report distributed at the Annual Meeting on January 31st. LOTS of new December-January photos, thanks to John Wallin, Lorrie Anderson and Janet Meyer. Click to see Fifty Plus, our Christmas sanctuary and choral service, the Advent Fair, the Living Nativity, the Sunday School program, the Happy Birthday Party, the prayer shawl group and the Praise band. Handy February calendar February newsletter Sunday School spring calendar Click here to see the 2010 church council. Jean Halland, Dagny Trucano and Dick Peterson will be delegates to the 2010 synod assembly. John Erickson has been named to the LCC Foundation board, and Brian Stark, Julie Domino and Vicki Sullivan form the 2010 Nominating Committee. Please help our confirmation classes collect these items for upper graders in our local schools:        Jan......shampoo        Feb......toothpaste        Mar......brushes/combs        Apr......soap        May......shampoo Eco-tips: Click here to see ideas for reducing waste at home, at work, at school, in the yard, shopping...in every aspect of your life. WELCA did partner with Lutheran World Relief to sell fair trade coffee, Divine Chocolate and other products on Rally Day and hopes soon to do so regularly. FOR YOUR REFERENCE   Strategic planning   New members   Sermons   Newsletters   Council minutes   Congregational meetings   Annual Reports   Membership, attendance, giving   Covenant of conduct   Our constitution   Our bylaws   Endowment Fund   Memorial Garden Sunday mornings: Worship at 8:15 and 10:30 Coffee fellowship at 9:15 Nursery is staffed from 8:15 to 11:30 Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. On Charter cable TV channel 8: Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m. and Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m.
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