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 as, for example, through our Friends-In-Deed project. We are a corporate sponsor of Luther Crest Bible Camp. There are lots of photos in our website. Click here to find them. 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? At an annual meeting on November 15th, the congregation elected the following people to the 2010 church council: President, Carol Smith; Vice President, Erin Karlgaard; Secretary, Rick Jensen; Treasurer, Colleen Both; Education, Nikki Stark; Outreach, Ron Thorson; Youth, Pam Sandelin; Worship and Music, Donna Peterson. Jean Halland, Dagny Trucano and Dick Peterson were elected delegates to next year's synod assembly. John Erickson was named to the LCC Foundation board, and Brian Stark, Julie Domino and Vicki Sullivan were elected to the 2010 Nominating Committee. We wish a warm welcome to the new members who joined us on Sunday, November 15. Click here to see their names. For minutes of a Children's Ministry Team meeting on November 17th, click here. In the future, parents will be able to enroll their children for Sunday School by using this online form. Click for photos from First Communion, from Rally Day, and from the wonderful Teie Family Concert. 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. Our pastors have long posted their sermons online. Click here to read them. FOR YOUR REFERENCE   2008 Annual Report   Strategic planning   New members   Sermons   Newsletters   Council minutes   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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