About Our Values and Beliefs
Vision
OUR VISION: We see, as a result of God working in what we do:
- MORE people being saved and connected to Jesus and becoming more like Him
- MORE people involved in the ministry of our congregation
- MORE programs, staff, facilities and resources
Pastor
Pastor David Davis
Telephone Ext: 103
Email:
Some Interesting Facts about the St. Luke Outdoor Worship Area
- The Limestone used for the Outdoor Worship Area came from a quarry in Alpena, Michigan and weighs over 350 thousand pounds!
- The Altar is 10 ft. wide by 3 ft. deep and weighs 9,032 pounds!
- The chancel flooring measures 23 ft. by 20 ft. and weighs over 75,000 pounds!
- The Outdoor Worship Area was totally built by St. Luke volunteers. Over 50 individuals donated their time and expertise totally over 2,000 hours!
- There are 116 seating stones – capacity for 232 people.
- The smallest seating stone is less that 2 feet wide (weighing about 800 lbs.) and the longest is over 5 feet wide (weighing over 3,000 lbs.)
- There are 8 rows of seating. For an amphitheater effect, each row is 6 inches higher than the previous row except for the last two rows; they are only 3 inches higher.
- The stones have a lot of character. Many have fossils, seashells, Petoskey stones, and pyrite (also known as fool’s gold). Can you find the stone with the most fossils?
- The heavy-duty tow straps used to lift the stone into place had a capacity of lifting 10,000 lbs. We wore out 6 of them!
- One stone has a dynamite hole with a golf ball stuck in it. Can you find the stone?
- There is a cross embedded in the chancel flooring. Can you find it?
- The most difficult stone took over 2 hours to set; the easiest took only 15 minutes to set.
- Deer have constantly visited our Outdoor Worship Area. Tracks have been seen almost daily, up and down the aisles and even up on the chancel flooring.
- In 2003, a 20 foot tall cross was added behind the altar. It weighs over 800 pounds and is cast in a cement casing designed by one of our volunteer structural engineers. The cross, lit all year at night, provides an inspirational view.
Director of Fellowship and Youth
Nate Burmeister
Telephone Ext: 106
Email:
Organist and Music Director
Sheryl Barnhart
Telephone Ext: 112
Email:
Choir and Bell Choir Director
Elaine Endahl
Telephone Ext: 211
Email:
Music Assistant
Amy Russ
Telephone Ext: 215
Email:
Church Administrator
Al Dominick
Telephone Ext: 105
Email:
Office Manager
Cindy Ray
Telephone Ext: 101
Email:
Sexton
Ed Schellhas
Email:
Desired Outcome Policies
Below is Section One of the Governing Board Policy Manual, adopted April 22, 2007.
Desired_Outcomes.pdf
State of the Congregation 2008
StateoftheCongregationApril2008.pdf
About St. Luke
We are a member congregation of the Michigan District of the The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.
Our Mission
Our Lord Jesus Christ commanded that we should go and make disciples of all nations.
The purpose of this congregation is to give honor and glory to God through our Savior Jesus Christ, to carry out His will and to assist in preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all the world.
We pledge ourselves to study the Scriptures and to use the Sacraments faithfully.
We maintain this Christian fellowship to strengthen one another in our commitment to Christ’s mission, to promote Christian unity and to serve the needs of all people in Christian love.
We shall minister in Christian concern to the unchurched in our surroundings and provide special encouragement to youth in our midst.
Our Values
OUR VALUES - We value:
• Being Christ- and Bible- centered in all we do (Eph 2:19-20)
• Inviting all to the community of Christ (Matt 28:18-20)
• Pursuing excellence in every ministry (Col 3:17)
• Celebrating with variety and vitality the mission and oneness of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (Rom 15:5-6)
• Involving lay people in significant ways (Eph 4:12)
Our Purpose
OUR PURPOSE - We are here to encourage and equip the people we touch to be MORE and MORE involved in:
• WORSHIP: Living to please God
• FELLOWSHIP: Participating in God’s family
• DISCIPLESHIP: Becoming like Jesus
• MINISTRY: Serving our Congregation
• EVANGELISM: Sharing Jesus
Gabriel Messengers
Gabriel Messengers’ goal is to assist in the development of pastors for future service in pulpits of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
For more information on this effort, please visit their website Gabriel Messengers
Governing Board
Bob Ucman
Don Behnke
George Petroff
Mike Stoskopf
Russ Hewitt
Sondra Golke
Tobias Timm
Al Mann
Bob Wenner, Treasurer
Elders
* Harris Seymour
* Dan Connor
* Peter Bullock
* Bruce Jennings
* James Fackler
* Peck Jones
* Steve DeBoer
Ministry Coordinators
Music: Sheryl Barnhart
Cradle Roll: Linda Timm
KeenAgers: Grace Chappell
Midweek School: Joyce Gallo
Sunday School: Becky Bullock
Chancel Care: Darlene Wenner
Banner Committee: Darlene Wenner
God’s Glory Gardners: Bev Johnson
Prayer Chain: Barb Moore
Pre-Service Prayer: Nate Burmeister
Library: Beth Mehrens/ Jean Paschke
Church Archives: Nancy Knecht/ Linda Siciliano
Small Group Ministry: Nate Burmeister
Care Givers Ministry: Bob & Sharon Muir
Newsletter Editor: Cindy Ray
Webmaster: Cindy Ray