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.
Monday 9 am Quilting at Washington
Feb. 10 9 am Quilting at NELC
Wednesday 7 pm Confirmation
Feb. 12 8 pm Youth Group
Thursday 10 am Bible Study at Washington
Feb. 13
Sunday 9 am Worship at Washington
Feb.16 10 am Sunday School at Washington
10 am Sunday School at NELC
11 am Worship at NELC
Noisy offering from last Sunday was $246.37, which will go to Lutheran Disaster Relief for the recovery from the fires in California. Great Job!
At the February 2nd, 2025 joint council meeting, the council called for a Special Congregational Meeting to be held on February 23rd, 2025 during worship for the purpose of calling a pastor and approving the compensation package. Separate meetings and votes will be held at each church and a quorum of voting members is required, so please spread the word and be in attendance on February 23rd. – Pete Antonson, Joint Council Chair
The youth will be attending the ELCA Grand Forks Conference Youth Night at Red River High School in Grand Forks Wednesday, February 19. We will meet at NELC at 4:45 pm to carpool. Chaperones needed.
There will be a Benefit Supper for Steve Gylten on Saturday, February 15 at 5:00 – 7:00 PM at the Hatton Community Center. Come out & help us support Steve in his fight with cancer. Free Will Donation / Silent Auction. Donations can also be made to the Goose River Bank, PO Box 280, Hatton ND 58240. Any and all Silent Auction items would be greatly appreciated. Those items may be dropped off at the Goose River Bank or Hatton Office. Thank you for your support.
Please join us for lunch to celebrate Blanche Thingelstad’s 90th birthday! Sunday, February 23, 2-5 pm in the NELC dining hall. No gifts, please.
The 2025 NELC WELCA Booklets are on the table in the Bethany Room. Be sure to pick one up.
A portion of our offering that goes to the EaND Synod helps provide for the staff and church wide and synod teams tasked with updating and reviewing constitutions.
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.
