It is begging for an update.
Pilgrim Lutheran Church took a vote and a number of members, including the acting senior pastor, chose to break off and form their own congregation. They established a new congregation which now meets at Ballou Junior High School.
Now we are two churches instead of one,” said Mike Deal, a Pilgrim Lutheran parishoner who spoke as an individual and not on behalf of the church.
He and his wife have made the decision to stay with the original Pilgrim Lutheran Church.
“I feel very strongly that it is a matter of equality and civil rights,” he added.
I will have you know that I (right way right) am a member of this church, (the portion that split and left) and it has has been nothing but a genuine blessing to those that did leave!
It has been absolutely incredible what God has done in blessing our holding to His WORD and set out into the wilderness as we have done.
To God be the Glory!
This is a link to the home page of Living word Lutheran Church.
http://livingwordlutheranchurch.com/index.html
The "we are now two churches" statement made by Mike Deal in this article is ridiculous!
The have their clubhouse at Pilgrim, and we have church!
Even though it meets at a school, we just truck it all there, it takes an hour to set up and we are very happy and at peace with doing so.
There has already been tremendous growth and there will be more.
The whole assumption that this is all about a sexual issue is wrong.
What this is about is the ELCA taking up every left wing liberal political social cause placing it over the authority of God and ramming it down the throats of the membership. Well, now they are hitting the gag reflex!
It's been over due!
I’m glad it’s working out for you. A lot of congregations are having a very difficult time. Satan must be very happy with the outcome of the 2009 CWA.