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Some exciting things are happening with our sister congregation in Rochester, Minnesota. Here is a note from Pastor Dave Steffenson: Emmanuel Lutheran Church, NALC, has recently purchased 4.9 acres of beautiful land, located on a bluff with excellent eye appeal. … Continue reading →

Do to the winter storm warnings for Minnesota and SD, the district gathering in Brookings on January 17-18th has been cancelled. Stay home and stay safe!

The yearly Joint Mission District Convocation of the Minkota & Eastern South Dakota Districts (NALC) will be held on January 17-18, 2020, at the Institute of Lutheran Theology (910 4th St., Brookings, SD). All NALC pastors and members from the … Continue reading →

The Minkota Distruct Council meeting scheduled for October 17th has been cancelled. Look for information to come on our cooperative gathering between Minkota and Eastern SD districts coming soon.

Our next meeting of the Minkota district council will be held on Thursday, 17 October, at Peace Lutheran Church in Devils Lake, North Dakota.  Our agenda will parallel previous meetings.  If you have issues you would like to include on … Continue reading →

Greetings! Time for an update before we head to the NALC Convocation in Indianapolis next week. I’ll begin by thanking Pastor Erik Johnson for his many years of faithful service to the church as he enters retirement.  This Sunday will be … Continue reading →

District Pastors Meeting: Our next district pastors meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 30th, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Bemidji, Minnesota (5232 Irvine Avenue NW).  Our agenda will parallel previous meetings: 10 am      Coffee and conversation 11 am    … Continue reading →

At the NALC Convocation in August, Rev. James Poutyual was commissioned as a NALC Global worker.  Rev. James is from St. Cloud, a pastor and member of the Minkota Mission District.  They will be working in Gambella, Ethiopia, serving in … Continue reading →

The Minkota and Eastern South Dakota Mission Districts will be having a combined annual convention on January 14-15, 2019. The gathering will go from Monday afternoon until Tuesday mid-afternoon, at Ebenezer Oromo Evangelical Church (3901 36th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN). Mark … Continue reading →