This past summer while attending the Valley PLUME meetings at Good Shepherd Lutheran in Wasilla, it occurred to me that there may be an opportunity to provide a better confirmation experience for our church’s youth by combining our small church class with the Lutherans. Now in a class of a dozen plus Jr. High students [...]

  Pastor Jim Doepken tells how a twice-monthly, Friday night recreation night for youth “works” for them: While living in a small town has lots of benefits, one of the problems can be the lack of activities for kids in the community.  This is particularly true in our community outside of ski season.  So, in [...]