Rev. Norm Eitrheim

Clarice Eitrheim passed away on February 23, 2018. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 2 from 5:00 to 7:00 at the Heritage Funeral Home in Sioux Falls. Funeral services are scheduled for [...]

Rev. Lori Hope

John Carlson, father of Rev. Lori Hope (St. Mark’s, Sioux Falls), passed away on January 19, 2018 due to acute interstitial lung disease. A celebration of life services will be on Saturday, [...]

Karie Geyer

Karie Geyer (Kairos at Claire City/New Effington/Veblen) welcomed a new baby boy on November 18, 2017. Raymond John Geyer was born at 5:23 a.m. and was 8.12 lbs and 21 inches. Mom, baby, and [...]

Rev. Karen Soli

On Tuesday, September 5, Pastor Karen Soli underwent major surgery in Sioux Falls for breast cancer. She is a breast cancer survivor from a somewhat lesser threat ten years ago and this greater [...]

Abraham Gayetaye, SAM

Abraham Gayetaye, SAM and Mission Developer for First Lutheran African Ministry is currently being hospitalized after suffering a stroke late last night in his home. Abraham is responsive and [...]

Companion Synod in Cameroon

Please pray for Bishop Ngozo and the leaders in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cameroon as they enter into their church assembly in Poli, Cameroon. Bishop Ngozo sent an official call for [...]

Family of Bishop David Zellmer

Last week before Synod Assembly, Levi Weber, nephew and godchild of Bishop Zellmer, was in a severe motorcycle accident in Sioux City, IA. Levi suffered severe injuries to his brain causing him [...]

Rev. Steve Brandsrud

Last week Wednesday, Rev. Steve Brandsrud (American Lutheran, Huron) was taken by air ambulance to Sanford with a dissecting aneurysm in the cerebral lobe. Pastor Brandsrud is now recovering from [...]