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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.

As the body of Christ, we seek to share with everyone
God's good news--that God loves you and cares for you


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