Northwood and Washington Lutheran Church
The Ministry of the Northwood + Washington Lutheran Parish is to invite people into a relationship with Jesus; teach them to use their faith in daily living; and empower them with compassion to serve all God’s people.
We are a welcoming community – recognizing there are differences among us, we love unconditionally! We take seriously what Jesus commands us, "Love your neighbor".
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Northwood Evangelical Lutheran Church, ELCA
Meeting in-person for Worship Services at 11:00 AM, Sundays. Please click on the above photo for more information on Northwood Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Washington Lutheran Church, ELCA
Meeting in-person for Worship Services at 9:00 AM, Sundays. Please click on the above photo for more information on Washington Lutheran Church.
Dates and Happenings…
Monday-Sunday, March 24-30
Monday 9 am Quilting at Washington
Mar. 24 9 am Quilting at NELC
Wednesday 6 pm Lenten Supper at NELC
Mar. 26 7 pm Lenten Worship Service at
NELC
Thursday 10 am Bible Study at Washington
Mar. 27
Sunday 9 am Worship at Washington
Mar. 30 10 am Sunday School at Washington
10 am Sunday School at NELC
11 am Worship at NELC
Thank you to Jess Gulseth for helping to lead worship today. Jess is from Red Willow-Park River Bible Camps.
The noisy offering today will go to support Park River and Red Willow Bible Camps.
Deb will be out of the office March 25 – April 1.
Lenten Worship schedule (all services are at 7 pm with a light supper served at 6 pm)
March 26 at NELC
April 2 at Washington
April 9 at NELC
There will be NO confirmation or youth group during Lent. The confirmands are required to help serve the Lenten suppers and participate in Lenten services each week.
Washington WELCA Business Meeting & Quilting,
Monday, April 7 at 9 am.
Bishop Tessa Moon Leiseth will be here to install Pastor Steve at both Washington (9 am) and NELC (11 am) on Sunday, April 6. There will be a parish potluck at 12 noon at NELC.
Cancer Benefit Dinner for Tanya Maruska, is today, 11 am -2 pm at the Northwood Community Center. Pulled pork lunch. Free will offering. Tanya is fighting stage IV clear cell renal cell carcinoma. She has ongoing
medical expenses with travel to Mayo. Donations to a silent Auction are welcome, contact Kayla Evenstad.
We have reserved 17 spots for helping at the “Feed My Starving Children” event, Friday, April 11, 2:30 – 4:45 pm at Minnkota Power in Grand Forks. There is a sign-up sheet at NELC or contact the church office if
you are interested in participating.
NELC is collecting items for the Northlands Rescue Mission
in March. The shopping cart in the entry is for your donations.
Thank you. Items needed are: Men’s winter gloves L & XL, Men’s underwear (new) S-2XL, women’s underwear (new) all sizes, twin size fitted sheets, plastic/rubber flip-flops, white undershirts and tank tops, rice, cream of (anything) soup, canned vegetables, noodles, toilet paper, wash cloths, shampoo, body wash, paper towels, shaving cream, razors, tooth paste, toothbrushes (individually wrapped).
A portion of our offering that goes to the EaND Synod helps provide funding that ensures the on-going ministry of the synod office including heat, electricity, internet, and even cleaning supplies.
NELC Online Offering
If you would like to make a donation to Northwood Evangelical Lutheran Church to help us meet our financial needs, please click the button below.
Thank you very much and God bless.
Pastor Steve DeKrey
Vicar Steve Dekrey
Hi there!
My name is Steve DeKrey, and I am the Pastor of the Northwood/Washington parish. I received my Master of Divinity degree from Luther Seminary in St. Paul Minnesota.
I live in Grand Forks with my wife, Emilie, daughter, Aeryn and our two dogs River and Nellie.
When I am not at the church, I enjoy playing video games and boardgames with my family, watching any good sci fi, animated or fantasy series on the many different streaming services that exist, or running games of Dungeons and Dragons for my family and friends.
My family and I are huge fans of the Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota Twins. We are also huge hockey fans always cheering on UND! My favorite hockey team is the Chicago Blackhawks, but you will likely see me sporting hockey sweaters from many different teams just because I think they look cool.
My background and emphasis at seminary was youth ministry, and I am always looking at ways for the church to change and adapt to better serve groups of people and communities that live very different lives than when our churches were first established.
I am very invested in how a message of grace and forgiveness for all of God’s people runs counter to the way the world works. As a church called by God, we are to be concerned for the least of these as Jesus taught, and that no one is beyond God’s love.
Office Hours Monday-Thursday – 8:30-2:30; Leading Services Sundays from 8am-12
Parish assistant: Deb Aaland
Office number: (701) 587-5381
Church Email: nelc@polarcomm.com
Thank you very much and God bless.
God's Work. Our Hands.
Northwood + Washington Lutheran Parish
The Northwood + Washington Lutheran Parish has had a strong, healthy partnership since 1892 in Northwood, North Dakota.
We’re part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) – committed to growing in diversity and strengthening its global, ecumenical, and interfaith relationships around the world.
As of December 2018, there were 3.3 million Baptized members in the ELCA, participating in 9,091 congregations. We belong to the Eastern North Dakota Synod, with offices in Fargo, North Dakota. Our synod is one of 65 in the United States.
The ELCA is committed to making the world a more just and peaceful place. Through programs, ministries and partnerships, ELCA congregations, synods and the churchwide organization, work every day to address inequities in political, economic and social systems to end conflict and violence all over the world.
We believe God is Calling us into the world – together!
This is Jesus’ church! God’s work. Our hands.
