The Habitat for Humanity Golf Tournament that was supposed to take place in April has been rescheduled for September 26 at 1:30 p.m., shotgun-start. Some changes are being made to comply with COVID-19 guidelines: box lunches distributed at the start …
During the COVID-19 public health emergency, Esperanza Lutheran Church has suspended in-person worship services. Join us every week on YouTube for worship at Esperanza Lutheran Church – Ahwatukee. Holy Communion is celebrated as a community during our Zoom meetings every …
Quarterly giving statements were mailed on Wednesday to all those supporting Esperanza financially this year. Review your pledge, and if you are behind please catch up if you are able. Giving is one way we can participate in the exciting work …
Dear Esperanza, I have one more week with you, then a couple of weeks before I begin at New Spirit Lutheran Church in Tucson, where I’ll share a two-year interim position with my husband, Fred. It has been such a …
Join us for communion and coffee hour every Sunday on Zoom. The invitation link and password goes out in the weekly newsletter. Everyone is welcome to sign up!
Esperanzans, our church is humming. You can read about some of the new things going on in this newsletter: a new Children’s Ministry Coordinator, an online conversation on racial justice, an update on planning for the new school year at …
Esperanza now has a Stewardship Team, a group focused on helping us think about our money, in the context of faith, and how we may grow in generosity. Thanks to Michael Paradise, Craig Peck, and Michelle Tinsley for getting this …
Pastor Paul Campbell joins us beginning in July, when Pastor Carol Breimeier leaves to pursue a new challenge in Tucson. Here he talks about his background and ministry. My early years were in an anti-church, no faith, home, and I …
Last Sunday a group of dads and youth cleaned up the patio at church where we have formed so many happy memories. During a recent wellness outreach call, a council member talked with a church member who expressed concern about …
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” Ida B. Wells The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and many others have deeply affected people throughout our country and around the …
O’Neil Filloon sent the following note to the parents of confirmation and youth group kids as he finished his time at Esperanza. A big thank-you to O’Neil for his loving, engaging, supportive, and fun presence with the kids this past …
For the first time in its history Esperanza conducted its annual meeting online on May 17, electing new council members, approving the Ministry Site Profile and seating a call committee. Our annual meeting is conducted in two parts, beginning with …