Happy Day of Giving! Today we are furthering our mission of supporting Lutheran schools. We are raising money to help our school/center leaders with tangible support! Our leaders need our support to host regional gatherings where they can connect and network. We also want to provide …
We want to express our deep gratitude to each of you who joined us, both in person and online, to celebrate the life of Denzil. Your presence, whether physical or virtual, meant the world to us during this difficult time. …
The Grand Canyon Synod is honored to host the 2025 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, the primary decision-making gathering of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). July 28 – August 2, 2025 • Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ This important event …
Esperanza Lutheran Church 35th Anniversary Event Guide Sunday, February 23, 2025 Click For Event Site Timeline & Diagrams Event Guide – Printable PDF Order of Service PLEASE PARK IN CHURCH PARKING LOT! TIMELINE OVERVIEW: School – Procession* starts at Approximately …
This Sunday, February 23, we will celebrate 35 years as an ELCA chartered church! We have been fortunate to have had 12 deeply committed spiritual leaders walking alongside us through the years, and several of them will be with us …
Inscribed Stones (engraved) Hello! You unfortunately missed the window for ordering your customized stone for the 35th Anniversary, but don’t be disappointed! You will be able to order later this year. Stay tuned for more information in the coming months …
We will gather to celebrate the life of Denzil Klein on Saturday, February 22 at 10am at Esperanza Lutheran Church. A reception will be held at Rudy’s Bar-B-Q in Chandler following the service. Please dress Denzil-Style in blue jeans, plaid, …
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Pastor Dave Risendal, the founding pastor of Esperanza Lutheran, and as we were chatting, I realized he probably had stories upon stories of the early happenings of Esperanza, some of which …
People of hope, this past weekend ministries of the Lutheran church, specifically Lutheran Social Services, Global Refuge (formerly known as Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services), and their local variations were named specifically by former Vice General Michael Flynn in an …
One of the joys of regularly joining our Thursday Matters bible study group is the fact that the group of people gathered in the fellowship hall (Thursdays at 10am if you want to join) are a group of people who …
In 1989 my mother ushered her four children into a room at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, down the street from our house. The room was already too small for the brand new church. Happy chatter, folding chairs, what looked like …
In early December, we began our next Habitat build. This home will be one-story located in a new Habitat development. It is located at 1317 E. Saint Catherine Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85042. It is part of a 25-home development, so …