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 list of 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. 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   Rachel Flogstad-Heise, Pastoral Assistant   Rev. Merle Gunderman, Visitation Pastor Staff Send an email:   Church Office	WHAT'S NEW? Click here to read this year's Lenten and Easter sermons. A complete list of online sermons is here. Lorrie Anderson's photos newest paraments Bell Choir Fifty Plus on February 15th December Fifty Plus images from Feb. 24th March photos Holy Week and Easter Did you know that LCC has established an Education Scholarship Fund in memory of Walter Simonson? Please click here to learn more and here for an application form. Thought-provoking web sites:   Lutheranism 101   On being a green congregation   On global inequality For your reference:   Strategic planning   New members   Sermons   Lenten Sermons   Bible readings   Membership, attendance, giving   Council minutes   Financial report   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 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 These pages are maintained by John Windh, who welcomes your comments ©2008 Lutheran Church of the Cross Visit Nisswa