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King of Glory will send 19 high schoolers and 7 adult leaders to
New Orleans, Louisiana to participate in the “once in a lifetime”
experience to not only learn about the church, but to BE it, and
to imagine what, by God’s grace and their involvement, it could
become. Read more on page 7.
Though the ELCA was formed in
1987 (when three Lutheran
churches merged to form one
denomination), according to
church historians,
“the
predecessor church bodies that
made up the ELCA had a rich
tradition of gathering young
people and their adult leaders
every three years to experience
the love of Christ and an
opportunity to grow within their
faith.
” Discover more on page 4.
A TEAM OF 26 DEPARTS IN JULY
KOG PREPARES FOR
ITS SIXTH ELCA YOUTH
GATHERING
A MINISTRY OF THE WHOLE CHURCH
GRAFTED INTO
A LEGACY DID YOU
KNOW?
Perhaps the most
noteable keynote speaker
at a Lutheran Youth Event
was the Rev. Dr. Martin
Luther King, who
preached in front of 20,000
youth at the 1961 ALC
Luther League convention
in Miami, FL.
Though you might not be experiencing the heat and humidity of
NOLA in July, if you’d like to support this year’s team or help
ensure opportunities like this exist in the future, you can!
See page 7 to learn more.
GET TO KNOW WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS ABOUT
Hand crafted ceramic pieces ready for
volunteers who would distribute Holy
Communion to the 30,000 participants
in NRG Stadium at the 2018 ELCA
Youth Gathering in Houston, Texas.
www.kingofglorybillings.com
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