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Decommissioning Parties: Saying Goodbye to Seattle and Tacoma

Pictured: Attendees of the 2018 Seattle Decommissioning Party In June, LVCers in the Pacific Northwest had ‘decommissioning’ parties for both Seattle and Tacoma, as we approach the end of our final year in the PNW. It was an important time to say good bye to the Sula and Mandela Houses and relive some LVC history.   LVC first sent Volunteers to Seattle in the Fall of 1995, and then to Tacoma the very next year. There was a wide range in attendance at both the parties in Tacoma and Seattle – guests ranging from current and former Volunteers and Supporters to an original pre-1995 LVC employee,Read More →

2018-07-10
By: Deirdre Bagley
On: July 10, 2018
In: History, Regional News
Tagged: Community, History, Seattle, Tac, Tacoma

1st Annual Steinbruck Leadership Award Recipients

1ST ANNUAL REV. JOHN STEINBRUCK LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED Pastors Kelly Chatman of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, MN and Yehiel Curry of Shekinah Chapel in Riverdale, IL have been selected as the first recipients of the Rev. John Steinbruck Leadership Award. This award honors their faithful commitment to youth development, bold leadership, and power building within community. The Steinbruck Award honors the late Pastor John Steinbruck who led Luther Place Memorial Church in prophetic work to create social justice in Washington, D.C. John Steinbruck was also one of the founders of the Lutheran Volunteer Corps. The award honors individuals who demonstrate visionary leadership expressed throughRead More →

2016-12-07
By: Deirdre Bagley
On: December 7, 2016
In: Awards & Recognition, History, Leader Letter, Regional News, Uncategorized
Tagged: Chicago, Leader Letter, Living LVC Values, Minneapolis

In Memory of John Steinbruck

The Luther Place, N Street Village, LVC communities and beyond gathered on March 9, 2015 to celebrate the life, ministry and passion of Rev. John Steinbruck. LVC Presidents, past and present; pictured from left to right: Bob Holum, Sam Collins, Chris Bekemeier, and Mike Wilker. From Sam Collins’ letter about Rev. Steinbruck’s lasting impact, “John wouldn’t want to be credited as starting LVC, but gives credit to collaboration of Luther Place leaders. His work with the interfaith community also helped to expand LVC’s model of programming which we continue today.”Read More →

2015-03-09
By: Deirdre Bagley
On: March 9, 2015
In: History
Tagged: History, Luther Place, Washington DC

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