Immediately after Katrina

A week after Hurricane Katrina, Pastor Patrick Keen of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in New Orleans found himself in Houston, Texas, searching for members of his flock...on a pilgrimage to offer continued hope. The journey back, much like Job's -- an innocent man who endured loss and pain through no fault of his own -- will require perserverance. The video is at this address...cut and paste the address into your browser and scroll down to "Common Ground": http://www.newmorningtv.tv/todaysshow_112105.jsp

Rejoice! to play at the Amazing Grace Festival

Rejoice!, the musical worship team that leads the contemporary service music at the Lutheran Church of God's Love in Newtown, Pa, plays a wide range of music from ballads to jazz to rock and roll, inluding many original songs. Rejoice! sings and plays every Sunday at the 10:45 service. Since starting at the contemporary service at God's Love 11 years ago, Rejoice has been playing at the Amazing Grace Festival every year for 10 years. Come to hear them and sing along this year.

Rejoice! is one of the musical groups that will be at Amazing Grace this year. Keep an eye on this blog for information about other musical groups.

Where Hope Springs: Volunteers Help New Orleans Rise - News

Where Hope Springs: Volunteers Help New Orleans Rise - News

Click on the link above to learn more about the work Pastor Keen is doing to rebuild New Orleans.

Pastor Kean is coming to Amazing Grace!

A Chicago native, Keen was the first director of Chicago's Habitat for Humanity program. He is a pastor developer for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, a community developer, and a grass roots organizer—experience that has been helpful to him in dealing with the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which hit New Orleans and the Gulf Coast three years ago this year. Keen's church, Bethlehem Lutheran, was not damaged substantially by the storm and has served as a staging area and hospitality center for relief workers. Keen has welcomed numerous church-related groups as they came to help rebuild the city (including the Lutheran Church of God’s Love many times).