Category Archives: NWIM Synod

Winter in the Upper Snake River Valley Cluster

Posted on January 8, 2024 by megganmanlove

I just returned from a full weekend in the farthest east cluster of our synod, though I did not make it into Wyoming on this trip. Not wanting to risk driving in the snow after dusk, I drove over Friday … Continue reading →

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Synod End of Year Appeal

Posted on December 20, 2023 by megganmanlove

“7Jesus said to them, ‘Fill the jars with water.’ And they filled them up to the brim. 8He said to them, ‘Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward.’ So they took it. 9When the steward tasted the water … Continue reading →

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Staff & Community

Posted on December 9, 2023 by megganmanlove

Back in the spring I applied to the Idaho Nonprofit Center’s leadership cohort. I was accepted after the bishop’s election but even with the job change, they let me in. We began with a retreat at the YMCA camp near … Continue reading →

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Our Savior Lutheran, Pinehurst

Posted on December 3, 2023 by megganmanlove

I cannot remember when I first heard about Our Savior Lutheran Church in Pinehurst, Idaho. I knew Pastor Seth Rummage had a good year there with his family before taking a call to Billings. I knew it was retired Pastor … Continue reading →

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Zion Lutheran, Millwood’s 75th Anniversary

Posted on November 26, 2023 by megganmanlove

Good to be with the people of Zion Lutheran, Millwood for the 75th Anniversary today. This is one of our congregations in Spokane Valley, west of Spokane. They had a guest organist whose prelude was a setting of Gabriel’s Oboe … Continue reading →

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Women’s Ordination-ELCA and UKD

Posted on November 25, 2023 by megganmanlove

Nov. 22 is the day we celebrate the anniversary of Lutheran women’s ordination. The ELCA created a celebratory post and many people have shared it on social media. It feels like a good time to finally put into words my … Continue reading →

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Faith Lutheran, Caldwell

Posted on November 19, 2023 by megganmanlove

My body is still recovering from Tanzania followed quickly by First Call Theological Education, so I stayed close to home this morning. I worshiped at Faith Lutheran, Caldwell, the congregation my former congregation Trinity partnered with for years on campership … Continue reading →

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Ordination of Frank Mauyo

Posted on November 6, 2023 by megganmanlove

Wow! Today we participated in the ordination of Tumaini headmaster Frank Mauyo. The service was preceded by the laying of the foundation stone for an expanded building. There were tarps set up in case of rain but they ended up … Continue reading →

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Cathedral, Strobelt, Kiberege

Posted on November 4, 2023 by megganmanlove

This morning we went back to the Cathedral, where we sat in on the wedding last week. Being a Saturday morning, we were greeted warmly by students, teachers, and staff from the diocese’s Strobelt school and the Cathedral chaplain and … Continue reading →

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Mountain Home, Oct. 22

Posted on October 22, 2023 by megganmanlove

This morning I was with the saints of Grace Lutheran, Mountain Home, Idaho. Grace is the eastern most congregation in the Treasure Valley Cluster so I knew several people there through various cluster events the past twelve years. (they have … Continue reading →

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