Upcoming Events

Check out community ministry opportunities from the La Crosse Area Synod’s 72 ministry sites.

Congregation Events

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Webinar: Rethinking Addiction A Faith Leader’s Guide
Nov
26
Webinar, Community, Addiction, Rostered Leaders, ELCA, Online

Webinar: Rethinking Addiction A Faith Leader’s Guide 

Wednesday, November 26, 2025, noon central

This session invites participants into a reflective exploration of those underlying paradigms. Using a guided survey tool, we’ll examine the moral, medical, and social lenses that influence how we understand and respond to substance use. We’ll also share insights and themes from using this tool with professionals and recovery advocates across the country, highlighting opportunities for healing, inclusion, and informed pastoral care.

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Expanding Our Hospitality: Good Conversations
Dec
2
Community, LGBTQIA+, Rostered Leaders, Lay Leader, Learning Opportunity, Online, Webinar

Expanding Our Hospitality: Good Conversations

Good Conversations (with time for 1:1 practice)

Learn how to have meaningful and productive conversations in which you practice intentional invitation, hospitable curiosity, listening more than speaking, finding shared values and experiences, and building ongoing relationships. 

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MLK Day Presiding Bishop Curry Address
Jan
19
LuMin, Community, Learning Opportunity, Church in Society

MLK Day Presiding Bishop Curry Address

The Rev. Yehiel Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, will offer keynote remarks at Luther College’s 2026 Martin Luther King Jr. Day lecture on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in the Center for Faith and Life Main Hall.

The theme of the day and Curry’s talk is “Courage for the Common Good.” Supported by the Williams Endowment Fund, the day begins with Curry’s address at 10:30 a.m. Following an optional community lunch at noon for attendees, two sessions are planned for the afternoon at 1:15 p.m., a youth discussion with Curry, and a panel discussion with regional ELCA bishops for all others.

The event is open to the public, and admission to the morning program and the afternoon break-out sessions are free. Lunch tickets for adults are $10, but free for youth who are registered for the youth session.

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Congregation Council Development Retreat
Mar
14
Leadership Training, Council, Rostered Leaders, La Crosse Area Synod, Lay Leader, Physical Event

Congregation Council Development Retreat

Join others serving on congregation councils for a morning of learning and networking together. Discuss council best practices and engage in leadership development workshops. Learn about strategic communications, legacy planning, congregational systems, and resources and support available to you through the synod network. Network with other council presidents, VPs, treasurers, secretaries, and at-large members. Register by March 13th to secure your spot.

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Good Friday Peace Walk
Apr
3
Ecumenical, Holy Week, Rostered Leaders, Community, Outreach, Physical Event

Good Friday Peace Walk

Good Friday community prayer walk.

Meet at St. Rose Convent on the corner of Market and 9th streets.

This form of the Way of the Cross is a two-mile silent prayer walk from the heart of the city to the Mississippi River, stopping at 10 stations along the route to sing, pray and reflect on injustices and suffering in our community and the world.

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Webinar: What is Vocation
Nov
17
Lay Leader, Community, Learning Opportunity, Online, Webinar

Webinar: What is Vocation

What does it really mean to have a vocation?

Hint: It’s not just about your job — it’s about how you live your faith everywhere God calls you.

Join us November 17 for “What is Vocation?” — part of our Equipping for Baptismal Vocation in Daily Life series.

7 PM Central on Zoom

Free & open to all.

Register today at www.thecastleproject.org

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Christmas Bazaar
Nov
15
Congregation, Holiday Event, Fundraiser, La Crosse Area Synod, Physical Event, Community

Christmas Bazaar

Celebrate the season at our Annual Christmas Bazaar!
Browse a wonderful selection of Norwegian bakery and lefse, handcrafted and vintage items, and our beloved Christmases Past section. A bake sale and hot breakfast (served 9:30–11:30 a.m. featuring French toast bake, sausage & gravy over biscuits, muffins, fresh fruit, and beverages) will round out the day.

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Holiday Market
Nov
15
Congregation, Holiday Event, Fundraiser, La Crosse Area Synod, Physical Event, Community

Holiday Market

Join us for the Holiday Marketplace Sale on November 15th, 9:00am to 2:00pm.

This year’s event will feature 23 vendors with 35 tables, including stunning new artistry!

Enjoy a delicious pulled pork sandwich lunch—complete with chips, dessert, and a drink—for just $7.

There will also be our famous Norwegian Lefse on sale, and we have now received a signed Packer football which we will raffle off at the sale. Mark your calendars and join us! 

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Film Screening: 1946 The Mistranslation that Shifted Culture
Nov
9
LuMin, La Crosse Area Synod, LGBTQIA+, Community, Church in Society, Resource, Physical Event

Film Screening: 1946 The Mistranslation that Shifted Culture

  • 1334 Pine Street La Crosse, WI, 54601 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

LuMin and First Congregational invite you to a viewing of the award-winning documentary 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture on Sunday, Nov 9th @ 4pm. Free and open to the public - pizza dinner provided and a discussion to follow. 1334 Pine Street!

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Expanding Our Hospitality: Common Language
Nov
4

Expanding Our Hospitality: Common Language

Loving our neighbor requires us to take time to learn more about who they are. We will learn more about the diversity and difference around sex assigned at birth, gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation, and how this can impact our ways to be intentional in our hospitality and welcome.

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Fall Gathering
Nov
1

Fall Gathering

Lower Coon Valle Lutheran Church invites you to Fall Gathering with Chili & Baked Potato Luncheon, Bake Sale and Basket Raffle.

Saturday, November 1st from 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM.

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WELCA Global Engagement Travel Series
Oct
16
to Oct 22
WELCA, ELCA, Leadership Training, Women

WELCA Global Engagement Travel Series

This experience is perfect for health care providers who would like to lend a hand and learn alongside this busy hub that pivots to meet needs as they arise. Practicing accompaniment (coming along side) will nurture time for sharing stories and skills as well as experiencing the view from the other side of the border. Along with your daily work you will experience community in worship, fellowship, bible study, the marketplace and dancing on the plaza. Your home away from home will be a familiar chain hotel in the area.

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Retired Rostered Leaders Gathering
Oct
15

Retired Rostered Leaders Gathering

The La Crosse Area Synod invites all Retired Rostered Leaders in our synod to a Fall Retired Rostered Leaders Gathering

We hope you can join us for fellowship a time of worship and lunch with Bishop Felix Malpica and Reverend Dione Stepanek.

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Installation of Presiding Bishop Yehiehl Curry
Oct
4

Installation of Presiding Bishop Yehiehl Curry

The Rev. Yehiel Curry was elected as the next presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) at the Churchwide Assembly in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 30, 2025. He will begin this role on October 1, 2025, and will be installed on October 4 in Minneapolis.

A live video stream of the installation will be available for those unable to attend in person at Central Lutheran Church, 333 South 12th Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404.

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