You are not alone, supporters of LGBTQIA+ people and families are not the minority in our Lutheran church, but the growing majority. ReconcilingWorks is committed to deepening and expanding this support, but we cannot do it without people and partners who share love for their neighbors proudly. Together we make a difference!
Opportunities to Connect:
We Still Love Our Church
At our congregational meeting in January, we were presented a budget called the “We STILL Love Our Church” fund hoping to collect $15,000… And We are HALF WAY THERE!
We believe God is doing amazing things here and we are very excited as we move forward together.
To combat increased operating costs following in the footsteps of our past and as we grow towards our future Council has brought back the well loved opportunity to Love Our Church!
This campaign hopes to bring Covenant together through actionable fund raising events, planned by members, approved by council, then brought to life by Our Congregation!
Below is a Beautiful display showcased in our Narthex and a visual way of tracking our progress.
Created lovingly by Catherine Quint.
Look at those butterflies now, together we can see them grow!
Thank you Covenant for LOVING your church!
If you have a fundraising idea you’d like to present, please do!! Ideas can be brought to Council via email or this form!
When you give to the We STILL Love Our Church fund, please mark your check or envelope
or choose the We Still LOVE Our Church fund if an online payment is being made.
Look at our GREAT progress, together we make a difference!
(The butterflies show our progress for this special fund. Beginning at the very bottom of the number scale and as you can see steady rising!)
Opportunities to be a Blessing:
Looking For a Hobby?
The Blanket Makers will teach you patiently, whichever part of the process you are interested in. You can work at the church Tuesday mornings as a group, or from home as you choose.
It feels nice to help bring comfort to others!
Covenant Lutheran Church of Stoughton, Wisconsin Land Acknowledgement Statement:
Covenant Lutheran Church acknowledges and honors the Indigenous Peoples and their ancestral homelands on which we gather.
Information to think about:
In 2016 the Churchwide Assembly adopted a resolution entitled the Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery. Learn more here.
The Doctrine refers to several Papal Bulls (edicts/laws) issued in the 15th century giving theological and legal permission for European Christians to conquer non-Christians, referred to as ‘pagans’ and through the Papal Bull claim their land and possessions for themselves.
Through the Papal Bull, people had the permission of the Church and the King of Spain to claim the land from the ‘pagans’, in this case referring to the Indigenous People. Thus, the Papal Bull had a huge impact on the present.
For more information, a resource book on the Doctrine is “Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery” by Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah. Doctrine information gathered and shared by, Linda Muller
History of the Ho-Chunk
as presented by PBS
https://pbswisconsin.org/watch/tribal-histories/wpt-documentaries-ho-chunk-history/
“We want Covenant to be a church that is unafraid to confront hard questions about justice, equality, power, and privilege from the perspective of a grace-filled God. We want Covenant to help people understand, question, and challenge the social structure that, in ways benign and malignant, visible and invisible, benefits some and disadvantages others. We want to explore how God’s vision for our lives and our church calls us to challenge injustice within ourselves and culture.”
Covenant Information you might like to know:
Covenant Lutheran Church Solar array. Track how we are making a difference here: https://monitoringpublic.solaredge.com/solaredge-web/p/site/public?name=CovenantLutheran#/dashboard
Read the full Stoughton Hub article published December 8th, 2020.
Gather. Grow. Go Serve. With God’s Love.
Covenant Lutheran Church is a place of hospitality, committed to serve and care for its congregation and the community.
All are welcome here to discover the richness of God’s grace, develop relationships and gifts for ministry, and deepen faith and understanding through worship, learning and service to others.
We come together to celebrate God through Word, Music and Meal which strengthens us. We gather…with God’s Love!
Community is a God-given gift. It strengthens us to support and learn from each other in all of life. We grow… with God’s Love!
God has blessed us, so we may be a blessing to others. In our everyday lives, we work with God to change the world. We go serve… with God’s Love!
