People of Hope: This past Sunday, we continued our Faith in Motion series, where we are figuring out how to incarnate our mission statement: Esperanza Lutheran Church creates authentic connections and a deep sense of belonging as a Christ-centered community. …
Esperanza will celebrate the Fourth of July by participating in the annual Children’s Bicycle Parade sponsored by the Ahwatukee Chamber of Commerce. Volunteers are needed to staff the church’s booth and tents. The parade will begin at 8:15 a.m. on …
Prayer of the Day O God, you direct our lives by grace, and your words of justice and mercy reshape the world. Mold us into a people who welcome your word and serve one another, through Jesus Christ, our Savior …
People of Hope: Our new mission statement — Esperanza Lutheran Church creates authentic connections and a deep sense of belonging as a Christ-centered community — leads us to intentionally form healthy Christian community, among other things. Starting this past Sunday …
During the May school supplies drive, Esperanza donated 18 backpacks and 76 pounds of supplies. Thank you to all who donated! The Kyrene Family Resource Center will make these supplies available to families in need as they prepare their children …
People of Hope: This past Sunday during Faith in Motion, we imagined ourselves in a new place. We feel awkward. We don’t know where to find things. We need help. We feel lost. We are not sure why we are …
Prayer of the Day God of compassion, you have opened the way for us and brought us to yourself. Pour your love into our hearts, that, overflowing with joy, we may freely share the blessings of your realm and faithfully …
Esperanza’s three-day Vacation Bible School, with the theme of “Out of This World,” was attended by 46 children, assisted by 25 volunteers, and praised by parents for its range of fun and educational activities. Each day of VBS began with …
People of Hope: Deacon Connie, Lynn, and Joni like to say, “Teamwork makes the dream work.” After we have accomplished something together, after we have collectively solved a problem, after we have taken responsibility for our particular pieces of the …
Volunteer work has been put on hold for 60 to 90 days on the Habitat for Humanity homebuilding project involving Esperanza and three other churches. The project, a house at 3610 S. Roosevelt St. in Tempe, is awaiting electrical and …
Prayer of the Day O God, you are the source of life and the ground of our being. By the power of your Spirit bring healing to this wounded world, and raise us to the new life of your Son, …
The Rev. Elizabeth Eaton serves as the presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, to which Esperanza belongs. Below is a recent letter from her that went out to all congregations that currently subscribe to Living Lutheran, the …