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+ + + ULMA General Meeting & Forum Held October 16th/17th
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In conjunction with the Fall
General Meeting, the ULMA held their first Forum at Pilgrim Lutheran Church in
Decatur, Illinois. Friday was a full day of meetings and the Forum commanded
attention on Saturday. Details of the weekend are here.
The presentations at the forum were
recorded and MP3 audio files plus some of the papers presented are now available. Be sure to visit our Papers and Other Information webpage.
+ + + Open Letter to the ELCA + + +
The members and missions of
the ULMA were saddened by the recent actions of the August, 2009 Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America. The Assembly passed resolutions permitting active homosexual clergy.
The ULMA issued the following letter to clergy and laity within the ELCA on
September 11, 2009.
+ + + Rev. Mack Installed at Pilgrim ::
Preaching in California + + +
Rev. William Mack of Oregon,
Wisconsin was installed at Pilgrim Lutheran Church – Decatur, Illinois, on Sunday, May
17th. Pr. Mack is the second Missionary at Large
called by a member congregation of the ULMA. He and his family moved to
Carlsbad, California in June to serve at ULMA's third
mission congregation, Christ the Rock Lutheran Church. Details on the
installation and reception are found in this news release.
+ + + Rev. Mack Accepts Call + + +
Rev. William Mack of Oregon,
Wisconsin accepted
the call to Pilgrim Lutheran Church – Decatur, Illinois, on Palm Sunday. He
will be the second Missionary at Large called to assist
the ULMA. After his installation at Pilgrim, his first assignment will be in
Carlsbad, California at our latest mission, Christ
the Rock Lutheran Church. As details become available on his installation
and journey west, they will be sent out in our news releases.
+ + + New Mission in California + + +
The
ULMA was contacted last fall by a group of laymen looking to start a mission
that followed traditional Lutheran worship in the Carlsbad area. Things have
moved quickly and they held their first service on February 8th. The service and
Bible Study were well attended with Rev. Brock Abbott of Pilgrim Lutheran
Church officiating. Christ the Rock uses The Lutheran Hymnal for all of their services.
The
name of the congregation is Christ the Rock Lutheran Church. The new Missionary
at Large that the ULMA is seeking will have this location as his first
assignment. We are looking for names of candidates. See the Missionary
at Large page for details.
For
more information on the church, please go to our Missions
page.
+ + + January 2009 General Meeting Report + + +
PLUS::> Looking for 2nd Missionary at Large
Our winter General Meeting
was held on Saturday, January 10, 2009 in Indianapolis. Mission reports, a
future forum, interested visitors, and more. The most exciting news is the plan
for a second Missionary at Large. Check the full news
release regarding our meeting right here. The news about a second Missionary at Large is here.
If
you or anyone you know may wish to be a candidate for this position, please
contact Pilgrim's Calling Committee by email or their regular address and phone
number as found on our Missionary at Large page.
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+ + + Agnus Dei in New Location + + +
Starting in October, 2008, Agnus
Dei Lutheran Church will be meeting at Germanna Community College in
Fredericksburg, Virginia. We thank the good people of St. Luke's who allowed Agnus Dei to use their facilities from their initial
meetings to now.
Agnus Dei has a new website address as well: http://www.adlutheran.org.
You can find links to their schedule, new location, and more!
+ + + Summer General Meeting in August + + +
The summer ULMA General
Meeting was held on Saturday, August 23rd at Pilgrim Lutheran
Church in Decatur, Illinois. Pilgrim is one of the co-founding
congregations of ULMA. It was our largest meeting to date! More details are
available within this news release.
Rev. James Shaw presented a
paper regarding his role as Missionary at Large. We are
pleased to share it. The paper is entitled, An Island for Misfit Lutherans.
Note: This paper will open as a separate webpage in PDF format.
If you want to see ULMA in
action, the General Meeting is the place to be. Past visitors have commented on
the benefit of attending our meetings in person. It provides the best
opportunity for exchanging ideas, fellowship, and getting to know the ULMA
members and pastors. However, we understand how distance and lack of resources
can limit travel to our meeting sites. There are other options available. Anyone
interested in participating as an observer at any upcoming meetings and/or
Q&A session should contact one of the ULMA Member
Congregations. Sign up for our news
releases for the dates of upcoming meetings.
+ + + Rev. James Shaw in Virginia + + +
Rev.
James R. Shaw has accepted
the call from Pilgrim Lutheran Church. He was
installed at Pilgrim
Lutheran Church on Sunday, April 13. The following day he preached at Redeemer Lutheran Church. His
first assignment is serving at Agnus Dei Lutheran Church, a recent ULMA mission start
in Virginia.
Rev.
and Mrs. Shaw arrived safely in Virginia in time for their first
service at Agnus Dei on April 20th.
Click
on the links above for details. Photos from the installation, visit to
Redeemer, and Agnus Dei are now
available.
+ + + New Mission in Virginia + + +
Several Lutheran families in
the Spotsylvania/Fredericksburg area have gotten together to form a mission congregation.
They are doing it! Click here
for the details. Stay tuned for updates.
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ULMA's first regular meeting of 2008 was held on Saturday,
January 12. Our hosts were Redeemer
Lutheran Church in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. They are a member
congregation of the United Lutheran Mission Association. We were blessed with
reports from our growing mission field and plans for the future. There was so
much activity, we couldn't complete the entire meeting
agenda!
Check out this news
release to review the highlights.
+ + + 2007 + + +
Pr. William Abbott's
Presentation in Texas
Pr. William Abbott spoke on
Saturday, September 8th at the Texas
Confessional Lutheran Free Conference XVIII. The theme for the conference
was, "Decisions…Decisions…Decisions." The topic of Pr. Abbott's paper
is, "Why Leave the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod?".
You may read
the paper here. Also, be sure to check out our news release on the subject.
New Year = New Developments!
Our semiannual meeting was
held on July 28, 2007 in Marion, Indiana. Check this news
release for the exciting details!
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The New Year began with the
ULMA meeting in Carol Stream, Illinois on Saturday, January 13. Here are the details.
Please read about the new position within
the ULMA, our Missionary at Large.
Our news release announcing this position can be found
here.
2006 News
The year began with the
Milwaukee Mission, Sola Scriptura,
continuing to go strong. They have approved their own constitution, bylaws, and
called a pastor!
Rev. James A. Behling was installed at a special service on Sunday,
August 6th. Click here
for details on the event. We just posted some photographs,
as well.
The ULMA Commission had their
January meeting in Naperville, Illinois. Many items were covered and a strong
commitment extended with increase funding dedicated to opening new missions. A
sentence indicating acceptance of the doctrine and practice outlined in the Brief Statement was
also added to our Constitutional Guidelines for Mission
Congregations. Further details on these and other topics can be found
in our latest
news release.
The ULMA Commission met in
Tinley Park, Illinois (SW of Chicago) on July 29. Check here
for news on the meeting and plans for growth.
If you are interested in
having your congregation join ULMA as a member congregation. Or if you know of
interested parties who would like to start a conservative, confessional
Lutheran congregation, please do not hesitate to contact
us. There is no need to wait for a regularly scheduled meeting of the ULMA
Commission. We will be happy to talk with you.
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Our first organizational
meeting was held in Chicago on July 16, 2005. Much was
accomplished by the eight laymen and two pastors on the ULMA Commission.
Our second
meeting was on September 16 & 17 in St. Joseph, Michigan.
New!!! Many have asked how they can
assist us. Check out How You Can Help ULMA.
The ULMA paper on the Issue of Fellowship is now online. Check it out along
with our updated Frequently Asked Questions.
Thank you to
everyone who has contacted us with words of support, questions on our progress,
and prayers for God's blessings on our efforts. And of course, keep those
mission queries and suggestions coming!
Feel free to use the box
below to sign up for our News Releases. Also, keep an eye on this website for
documents and statements to help you
know what ULMA is doing. More information will be posted online as it becomes
available.
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inconvenience.)
Stay tuned!
Last Updated: November 11, 2009
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