Kyrstin Schwartz joins Gloria Dei as Director of Children and Family Faith Formation. We're excited to announce that Kyrstin Schwartz will be joining our staff as the full-time Director of Children and Family Faith Formation. She brings many years of experience in youth and children's ministry in the Lutheran Church....
Pastor Bradley’s Letter to Rabbi Adam Spilker, Mt. Zion Temple
Dear Rabbi Spilker, Adam, my colleague and friend, the people of God at Mount Zion Temple The people of Gloria Dei stand alongside the people of Mt. Zion Temple as well as the people of Tree of Life Congregation, crying out to God for healing; for an end to hatred and...
ISAIAH: Reformation Year 501 – Reflection on: The Freedom of A Christian
by Amy Hinrichs After the ninety-five theses was posted in 1517, Martin Luther wrote a tract called “Freedom of a Christian”, which describes his faith, and is a goodwill letter to the pope in Rome. No reaction has been recorded from the pope at that time, but we have in...
Gloria Dei is a Monarch Waystation
Gloria Dei's rain gardens have all the necessary components to be declared an official Monarch Waystation.
Special Congregational Meeting scheduled for October 14
At a September 25th Special Meeting, the Gloria Dei Congregational Council voted to accept and endorse resolutions from both the Organ Committee and the Chancel Redesign Task Force. Subsequently, the council also called a Congregational Meeting for October 14th for the purpose of reviewing these resolutions, gathering thoughts from the...
ISAIAH: Systematic Advocacy
It suddenly made a lot of sense when I heard Martha Wegner, one of the original ISAIAH core team members at Gloria Dei, explain it this way. “We’re great at doing charity work here at Gloria Dei,” she told a group of us learning about the need for sick and...
Racial Injustice – Inclusion over Exclusion
I’m proud to be on the Isaiah team for Gloria Dei. Pastor Bradley gave us the image of huddling from a football perspective on Sunday, September 16. Your Isaiah team is “huddling” to figure out our team strategy to reach our goal of a commitment from all voters at Gloria...
Working with Children, Youth and Vulnerable Adults at Gloria Dei
Gloria Dei takes seriously our work with vulnerable adults, youth and children. All volunteers who serve through our ministries are required to complete a background check and take an online training, as described in our Ministry Volunteer Handbook and church policies. (Please note: the Handbook is currently being revised to...
ISAIAH: Action Over Inaction – Supporting Justice and Inclusivity
Amy Hinrichs interviews Kyle Anderson, chair of ISAIAH chapter At our recent ISAIAH training August 18, I asked Kyle Anderson....why join ISAIAH? “I was impressed by the energy of the people of Gloria Dei getting involved in the work to support Safe and Sick Time for St Paul. When I...
Adults Growing in Faith – Fall, 2018
Join others as you deepen your faith and discover new ideas in spirituality. Events occur throughout the week. Sunday Forum. Sunday morning, 9:30 a.m., September – May. Opportunities for deepening our faith and growing in awareness of ministries occurring in our community and throughout the world. See information for upcoming...