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Ebenezer-HCLC-Peace Merger

Praise God! The Holy Spirit has been encouraging the workers at Ebenezer and Peace as we reach into the neighborhoods. Ebenezer worship service is Sunday at 9:00am. Peace worship service is Sunday at 10:15am.

At Ebenezer the soup kitchen has grown to over 150-200 bowls of soup served each Wednesday. A man who came to the soup kitchen is now worshipping regularly. We have a new member and she has started the confirmation process. The food pantry served 47 new households this month to a total of 168 households and 388 men, women and children. A guest in a wheelchair is unable to attend church services because the church is not handicapped accessible. We provided the man with an audio Bible and we are mailing him the weekly DVD sermon from the Janesville Campus. The man was excited and thankful! God continues to do great things!!! Keep this ministry in your prayers as we strive to continue the work that Jesus has given us to do in this little corner of the world.

The merger with Ebenezer and Peace-Racine is proceeding. Pastor Cash Myers was installed June 22 at Peace-Racine. Pastor Christian Wood was installed June 29 at Ebenezer. May the Holy Spirit lead these men and their families as they lead the people at those sites.

We are beginning to act as one congregation. The actual legal merging of the 3 churches may take a little longer, but we are about people and as a people we are one. It was really gratifying to see members from all 3 churches attend the installations of our 2 new pastors.

If you have any questions about the merger, please contact Randy Masbruch in the church office at 414-529-6700, ext. 109.

Site Directions

Peace Lutheran-Racine

1619 N. Newman Road

Racine, WI 53406

www.peacelutheran.info

262-884-7633

I-94 south. Exit at Highway 20 and turn right (west) to the light. Turn right (north) on N Sylvania Ave (frontage road) and go 1/2 mile. Turn right (east) on Highway C (Spring Street). Follow Highway C 5.6 miles to Newman Road. Turn left (north) on Newman Road and go .3 miles. Peace Lutheran is on the right (east) side of the road.

Ebenezer Lutheran

1127 S. 35st Street

Milwaukee, WI 53215

414-383-0710

From Hales Corners Lutheran: Follow Forest Home (Highway 24) to Jackson Pk Overpass (35th St). Turn left (north) on Jackson. Jackson turns into 35th St. Follow 35th St north 1.6 miles to Scott St (1 block north of Greenfield Ave). Ebenezer Lutheran is on the left (west) side of the road. Parking is limited at the church, so park along 35th St, or along Scott St.

Pastor Calls

Cash Myers and Christian Wood have been assigned to Hales Corners Lutheran to lead the congregations at Peace-Racine and Ebenezer as we called them at the special congregation meeting on Feb 24. The calls were issued through Hales Corners Lutheran assuming the proposed merger is completed. Ebenezer and Peace unanimously appoved calling these pastors. Each site has the responsibility to fund the ministries at their sites.

Cash Myers will be primarily responsible for serving at the Peace Lutheran-Racine site. He has completed the requirements set forth by the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. Cash is 46 years old and married to Tammy. He has been trained in the church revitalization process through Ablaze! He received a BFA in Fine Arts from Concordia University, St. Paul, MN in 1983.

Christian Wood will be primarily responsible for serving at the Ebenezer Lutheran site. He has completed the requirements set forth by the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. Christian is 24 years old, is married to April and they have a son Elijah. He has experience working in a Hispanic culture and can communicate in Spanish. He received a BA in Liberal Arts from Concordia University, Austin, TX in 2004.

Background

Can you imagine 3 congregations working as one to reach our various communities? Starting in the summer of 2007 Ebenezer Lutheran, Hales Corners Lutheran and Peace Lutheran-Racine began investigating a merger of our 3 congregations. This merger would result in one congregation, one governing board and one budget, but with 3 worship sites. In the fall of 2007 all 3 congregations approved moving forward with a more detailed review of the merger. In the spring of 2008 all 3 congregations approved moving forward with the merger. We have begun acting as one congregation as of July 1, 2008, although the actual legal merger is still begin completed.

The initial team investigating this combination consisted of 3 members from each congregation. The Holy Spirit truly blessed the work of this initial team as well as the subsequent teams investigating the details. Please continue to pray that we move forward according to the Will of God.

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