“We worshipped with El Mirador Church in Guatemala City on Sunday morning,” Katie LeClair, youth director at Gloria Dei, remembers. “The entire church fed us an amazing lunch and we stayed the whole afternoon with them to help build floats for the Palm Sunday processional. While others were pounding nails and...
How’s your Hearing? Hearing checks available
Hearing loss is an issue that affects people of all ages. In the US, the prevalence is 10-15% according to the National Institutes of Health. People may be born with hearing problems or acquire them over their lifetimes due to disease, aging, and injury. Impaired hearing can affect balance and...
Gloria Dei is a Monarch Waystation
Gloria Dei's rain gardens have all the necessary components to be declared an official Monarch Waystation.
New Staff Member Spotlight – Chef Jessica Hauer
Fun Facts about new staff member Chef Jessica When did you join GDLC as a member? We started our journey as visitors in 2012 and became member in 2013 Who is in your family? I am married to Steve and we have 3 kids. Kaylee (13), Kristianna (11) and Briannah...
Director of Faith Formation for Children and Families
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in St. Paul is seeking a full-time Director of Faith Formation for Children and Families. We are a congregation that, by God’s grace, are called to be a caring, healing and welcoming community who proclaim and celebrate the love of Jesus Christ, live as God’s servants...
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...
Caring and Healing in Palestine: The Urgent Need at the Lutheran Hospital in East Jerusalem.
By Pastor Bradley E. Schmeling The year after I graduated from seminary, I went to the Holy Land. The Old Testament professor and archeologist who led the trip used Palestinian travel services and hotels to support our trip. It opened my eyes to some of the deepest challenges that Palestinian...
Rooted in Generosity: sharing our resources and our building
Join us in this joyful work of investing our resources in Christ’s church. Likely, generosity will look different for all of us. What’s the next step for you?