Confessions Reading Group Counter & List

While the Ablaze ticker is counting evangelism encounters, we here at BJS will be counting confessions reading groups. Each time someone reports to us an existing or a new confessions reading group we will add to the ticker. Once you start a reading group in your area, contact us with details on it so we can publicize it with the rest of the groups.

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Number of Confessional Groups Counted as of Sept 10, 2009

Number of Confessional Groups Counted as of August 20, 2010

The “ticker” is on the way up!

Below is a map of the 54 reading groups as recorded by Brothers of John the Steadfast. You can locate the closest one to you, click on it, then read more information about it on the list below.

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The below are sorted by state then city.

#1	With One Heart, Anchorage, AK Rev. Brandt Hoffman Contact: (907) 338-3838 Pastor led walk through the Book of Concord. Meets from the end of August until Late May Thursday Nights at the Parsonage from 8pm-10pm. The official version is the "Concordia: The Lutheran Confessions" but you will also hear from Tappert and Pastor Hoffman has the Triglotta to refer from as well. As far as we know, we are the only Congregation in Alaska who does this currently. We are hoping to see this spread throughout the great, white North! Zion Lutheran Church 2100 Boniface Parkway Anchorage , AK
#2	Table Talk, Rocklin, CA Elder David Hull Contact: 916-624-8185 or http://www.holycrossrocklin.org "The Book of Concord should be in every Lutheran home. If a person isn't familiar with this book, he'll think, 'That old book is just for pastors. I don't have to preach. After working all day, I can't sit down and study in the evening. If I read my morning and evening devotions, that's enough.' No, that is not enough! The Lord doesn't want us to remain children, blown to and fro by every wind of doctrine; instead of that, He wants us to grow in knowledge so that we can teach others." When Pastor Walther wrote those words long ago, he was writing to you and me. There is value, even necessity, to develop our understanding and confidence in the faith we have received. Table Talk, inspired by Luther's own evening conversations with his friends, family, students, and other guests to his home, is now at Holy Cross. In the same informal way, on the second and fourth Thursdays of every month, we will read together through our Lutheran confessions of faith, with beverages in hand, and elder David Hull guiding us through these pages at a comfortably easy pace. We hope to enrich our understanding of the Scriptures and the doctrines they teach. Don't be intimidated, however. The Book of Concord is worth reading, and you can even enjoy doing it. People long before you were reading it, and learning much from these bold and edifying writings. Scope out the applied genius of Lutheranism, written for the care of souls, and promoting unity in pure Scriptural truth. You will enjoy camaraderie with your brothers and sisters in the faith who are eager to learn more about our Christian faith, and be built up along the way. Table Talk is open to all, and everything you need will be provided, including a Reader's Edition of the Book of Concord for you to keep for your own. Come along for the adventure on the second and fourth Thursday of the month, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. No RSVP necessary. For more information, please call 916-624-8185 or visit http://www.holycrossrocklin.org.
#3	Wittenberg Discussion Group, Santa Clarita, CA Glen Warriner Contact: (661) 250-1519 Christ Lutheran Church, 25816 North Tournament Rd We meet every Wednesday at 6PM in the conference room except during Lent and Advent. We study the Book of Concord, the history of the Reformation, and the writings of the reformers. Starting in 2011, we are studying the Smalcald Articles using the Study Guide published by CPH.
#4	Northern California Circuit 12 Reading Group, Chico, California Rev. Mark Stenbeck Contact: 530-342-6085 Circuit 12 (Northern California) monthly pastors conference of the California-Nevada-Hawaii District will read and study the Formula of Concord each month, beginning in November 2009, utilizing a downloadable Confessions study from CPH. Our circuit counselor is Rev. Mark Stenbeck and Rev. Robert Roberts is chairman. Circuit program committee is Rev. Mark Rabe and Rev. Donald Jordan. Monthly meetings are held at Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chico, California. For more information see www.redeemerchico.org or Rev. Donald Jordan,
#5	Tischreden, Cupertino, CA, Cupertino, California Lutheran Church of Our Savior 5825 Bollinger Rd. Cupertino, CA 95014 "Tischreden" - meets every other Saturday from 9-10:30 am to discuss the Lutheran Confessions. Each group member is presented with a Lutheran coffee cup upon which is imprinted: "This is most certainly BREW!" The group is led by one of our pastors and is currently reading/discussing the Smalcald Articles. For more info, call 408-252-0345 or check out www.lcos.org.
#6	Mt Zion Reading Group, Richmond, California Pastor Tim Beck Contact: 510-233-2299 Mt Zion Lutheran Church, 5714 Solano Avenue, Richmond, California, 510-233-2299. LCMS. Church email is mtzionlutheran@sbcglobal.net. Pastor Tim Beck. The class starting tomorrow night at 7:30pm, is a study in Luther's small catechism, then other applications including confessions, the reformation, and various other categories of Lutheran doctrine. (Not sure how many weeks the class will go at this point).
#7	Hope Lutheran Reading Group, Aurora, Colorado Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller Hope Lutheran Church, Aurora, CO Wednesday evening Bible Study on the Lutheran Confessions on September 10th (from 6:30p-8:00). Child care will be provided, extra copies of the BoC will be available, and we will end the evening with the order of Vespers. (During Advent and Lent the class will be replaced with our evening services.) Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller Hope Lutheran Church, Aurora, CO www.hope-aurora.org
#8	Immanuel Reading Group, Pensacola, Florida Immanuel Lutheran Church, Pensacola, FL 10 am - 12 noon, second Saturday of each month; followed by lunch and the Lutheran beverage; currently studying the Large Catechism. We have been joined the past two months by men from Redeemer Lutheran in Pensacola, alternating meeting sites. They have a men's group which meets monthly but have attended our meetings and seem to enjoy the reading/discussion.
#9	St John's Elder's Reading Group, Champaign, IL Pastors Elliott and Caithamer Contact: Contact Us The pastors are leading this study using the CPH study guide "The Lutheran Confessions Series -- The Formula of Concord". We study each month at the start of the meeting -- the second Tuesday of each month at 6pm. Participants may obtain the book and do the homework prior to coming so they are prepared with questions and answers as we work through the book.
#10	Divine Shepherd Reading Group, Bolingbrook, Illinois Pastor Mumme Contact: (630)759-5300 Divine Shepherd Lutheran Church, Bolingbrook, Illinois Tuesday nights at Divine Shepherd Pastor Mumme leads a reading group for his congregation. It is open to the public.
#11	Calvary Reading Group, Elgin, Illinois Pastor Mark Bestul Contact: (847)741-5433 Calvary Lutheran Church, Elgin, Illinois Contact Pastor Mark Bestul for information.
#12	Northern Illinois Confessional Lutherans (NICL), Lockport, Illinois Various Pastors Northern Illinois Confessional Lutherans (NICL) was organized to provide pastors with the opportunity to study and discuss our Lutheran Confessions every month. On the average we have some twenty-five pastors from the NID and other surrounding districts in attendance. Meetings are usually held on Wednesdays except during the Lenten season when they are moved to Thursdays. Please check out exact dates on NICL'S Facebook group or you can call the office at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Lockport, (815-838-1832) for more information. Our meeting agenda is as follows: 10 to 11 a.m. - Private Confession and Absolution with the chaplain of NICL; 11 a.m. - The Order of Matins; 11:20 to 12:30 p.m. - Fellowship (coffee and pastry provided) followed by the study of the Confessions; 12:30 p.m. - Lunch (bring your own sack lunch) followed by a brief business meeting.
#13	Bethany Reading Group, Naperville, Illinois Pastor Tim Rossow Contact: 630/355-2198, ext. 230 Bethany Lutheran, Naperville, Illinois, Tuesdays, 7:30 PM Contact Information: Pastor Tim Rossow, 630/355-2198, ext. 230
#14	Immanuel Lutheran Reading Group, Steger, Illinois Pastor Craig Meissner Contact: (708)754-2345 Immanuel Lutheran Church, Steger, Illinois Pastor Craig Meissner is leading a Sunday morning Bible Class on the Confessions using Robert Preus's book Getting Into the Theology of Concord as a guide. The class is from 9:30 - 10:30 AM.
#15	Grace Lutheran Church, Columbus, IN, Columbus, IN Staff The staff of Grace Lutheran Church in Columbus IN are reading through the Book of Concord as our opening devotions. We have concluded the Smalcald Articles and are working slowly through the Large Catechism. The pace is slow and deliberate and is fortifying our understanding of our grandfather's church. We encourage all members and those curious of the depth of heritage we inherit to likewise crack the cover of this foundational tome. http://www.gracecolumbus.org/
#16	St Paul BoC Reading Group, Evansville, IN Randy Fischer, Jim Claybourn The Book of Concord should be in every Lutheran home. If a person isn't familiar with this book, he'll think, 'That old book is just for pastors. I don't have to preach. After working all day, I can't sit down and study in the evening. If I read my morning and evening devotions, that's enough.' No, that is not enough! The Lord doesn't want us to remain children, blown to and fro by every wind of doctrine; instead of that, He wants us to grow in knowledge so that we can teach others. - Dr. C.F.W. Walther, first president of the LC-MS We will begin a study of the Augsburg Confession this Saturday, August 21st. At the Synod Convention in July, a resolution was passed to encourage members and congregations to study the Lutheran Confessions contained in the Book of Concord in anticipation on the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation. Here is a chance for us to do just that. President-Elect Harrison was asked what the biggest challenge facing the LC--MS will be in the next few years. He responded "How we deal with being Lutheran". In a culture of watered-down Christianity and pop Evangelicalism we need to be ready to make a stand and defend what it means to be Christian and to be Lutheran. The Augsburg Confession is the foundation of the Book of Concord and gives us a clear exposition of Holy Scripture. Hope you can make it, and bring a friend! We meet the first and third Saturdays each month in one of the meeting rooms . Randy Fischer Jim Claybourn St Pauls Lutheran Church Evansville, Indiana
#17	Confessions Study, Dyer, Indiana Pr. Gillespie Contact: Grace Calendar Grace Lutheran Church 8303 Sheffield Avenue Dyer, Indiana We meet Wednesday at 7pm, except taking a brief hiatus during Advent and Lent. For exceptions, be sure to check our church calendar at r/.
#18	St Paul Reading Group, Evansville, Indiana Pastor Walt Ullman Contact: 812-422-5414 St Paul's Lutheran Church 100 E Michigan St Evansville IN Pastor Walt Ullman Mondays at 11:30 - 12:30 We been through the AC, SC, LC and is now going through the Apology.
#19	Seymour Indiana Reading Group, Seymour, Indiana Pr. Daniel Lepley Contact: (812)522-1837 BoC group in Seymour, IN led by Pr. Daniel Lepley of Redeemer Lutheran Church. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Tues. of each month @ 8:00pm. We are currently studying the Apology. For more info call Pr. Lepley at (812)522-1837
#20	St Johns, Audobon, IA, Audobon, Iowa J. Wheeler Contact: jrwheeler@iowatelecom.net 1st Monday of the Month, 9:30 - noon, informal conversation after lunch.
#21	Holy Cross Reading Group, Carlisle, Iowa Rev. Kevin Johnson Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Carlisle, Iowa Every Tuesday night at 7:00 pm we have Table Talk, a study of the Book of Concord, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1040 Market Street, in Carlisle Iowa. Carlisle is a small community on the southeast corner of Des Moines. Our website is www.threesolas.org. We have studied the Augsburg Confession and Large Catechism. We are currently studying the Smalcald Articles. During the summer we move the study to Wednesday night, following our weekly vespers service at 6:30 pm. Rev. Kevin Johnson
#22	Iowa Lutherans for Confessional Study (ILCS), Wilton, Iowa Rev. Joshua Reimche (leader), Rev. Jeffrey Pautz (secretary) Contact: Rev Reimche at 563-732-3651 or Rev. Pautz at 563-263-0347 Iowa Lutherans for Confessional Study (ILCS) meets each month, generally the 4th Tuesday of the month, at Zion Lutheran Church, 1000 Mauer Street in Wilton, Iowa. Matins at 9:30 am followed by morning topic (currently AC and Apology), lunch, and afternoon topic (currently Chemnitz Exam vol. 2); meeting concludes by 2:30 pm. Both pastors and laity are invited; bring lunch money for Wilton Cafe (does not accept credit cards).
#23	Augsburg Reading Group, Shawnee, Kansas Pastor J. W. Watson Contact: (913) 403-6194 Augsburg Lutheran Church, Shawnee, KS Thursday Night Theology Studies of the Lutheran Confessions Thursdays 7pm (Advent and Lent Services replace our study) Pastor J. W. Watson (paterjww@sbcglobal.net) http://www.augsburglutheranchurch.org/
#24	St. John Amelith Confessions Study Group, Bay City, MI Pastor Starke Contact: Church at 989-686-0176 Lutheran Confessions Study Group How can Lutherans prepare for the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017? One way is to begin a study of the Book of Concord. We will be doing that here at St. John Amelith beginning Saturday, Oct. 2 from at 9 a.m to 10:30am in the Luther Room at the school. We plan to meet on the first Saturday of every month. Anyone interested in gaining a richer understanding of the Lutheran Confessions and how they apply to our Christian lives today is invited to join us. Contact Pastor Starke at 989-686-0176 or pastor @ stjohn-amelith.org for more info. Rev. Stephen Starke Contact: 989-686-0176 St John Lutheran Church 1664 Amelith Road Bay City, MI
#25	BJS At Emmanual Lutheran, Dearborn, MI Ed Popyk / Ron Pieran Contact: Ron Pieran We meet the second Saturday of every month from 7-9am in the Media Center of the Church. Please park along the Morley Street side of the church and enter through the second door to the West in the School building. See the website for more information. Fifteen hungry beggars ( hungry for the word ) attended the April meeting . Articles 4,5,& 6, ( justification, ministry, new obedience ) where read and discussed .. Next meeting date is May 8 th.
#26	Hope Lutheran Confessional Reading Group, Dewitt, Michigan Pr. Tony Sikora Anyone is welcome. We meet on the third Thursday of every month at Hope Lutheran Church in Dewitt. Matins begins at 10:00 am, followed by reading and discussion of the Confessions. Lunch at a local pub follows at noon. The meeting date is occasionally changed due to conflicts, such as the Ft. Wayne Symposium. Pr. Tony Sikora Hope Lutheran Church Dewitt, MI
#27	Book of Concord Reading Group, Bonne Terre, Missouri Pastor Charles Henrickson Contact: (573) 358-3105 St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Bonne Terre, Missouri Book of Concord Reading Group: Mondays (usually), 9:30-11:00 a.m. 340 Summit St, Bonne Terre MO Pastor Charles Henrickson
#28	St Paul Reading Group, Jackson, MO, Jackson, Missouri Pastor Al Wollenburg We have a Confessions Study Group which meets (usually) on the Second or Third Thursday of the month (but it is a flexible date in order to accommodate busy schedules). We typically gather at 11:30 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson or at Tractor's Restaurant in Jackson by about Noon. After lunching together, we return to the church and study until 2p-ish. It is mostly designed for clergy but laity would be welcome. Contact: Pastor Al Wollenburg, Sikeston, MO
#29	Peace Reading Group, Lemay, Missouri Mark Dowell Contact: (314) 892-5610 or dowell@htc.net Peace Lutheran, St. Louis/Lemay, Mo. 737 Barracksview Rd St Louis, MO 63125 - (near Hwy. 255 and Telegraph Road in South County) We meet every other Friday at 6am; our next meeting will be on Aug 8th. We are currently studying the "Book of Concord." In the past we have read together the "Fire and Staff" by Pastor Preus (highly recommended for other groups), "How We Got Into This Mess: A Brief Survey of LCMS History" by John C. Wohlrabe, and the Issue Etc. transcripts from the broadcast on the round table discussion of Rick Warren's book titled "The Purpose Drive Life." We are blessed to have both of our Pastors in attendance and all are welcome.
#30	Confessions and Theological Book Study, Liberty, Missouri Rev. Mark Stirdivant We've met most recently at Perkins restaurant at the corner of MO hwys 152 and 291. Books studied include the Confessions, Sasse's Lonely Way, Singing the Gospel, Bach and Leipzig, Several Confessional Lutheran Dogmatics volumes, Quest for Holiness, and Fire and the Staff. Most of us are from west central Missouri and the Kansas City area, but we also attract an occasional Kansas refugee! Rev. Mark Stirdivant Holy Cross Lutheran Church Kansas City, Missouri
#31	Ecumenical Lutheran Pastors Reading Group of Bagley, Bagley, MN Rev. Joshua V. Scheer and Rev. Shawn Stafford Contact: pastorscheer (at) gmail.com or 218-694-6258 This group is for pastors from any church body using the name "Lutheran". It meets every 3rd Tuesday of the month at 9:30 am at Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bagley. So far we have had pastors from the LCMS, ELS, ELCA, AFLC, and Lutheran Brethren. This year we are going through the Augsburg Confession.
#32	Sidney, MT Reading Group, Sidney, MT Rev David Warner Contact: dsw1988@hotmail.com A new Lutheran Confessions Reading Group has started in Sidney, MT, and it includes participants from the LCMS, the Lutheran Brethren Church, and one Christian Missionary Alliance member who is a fan of Luther. (I know, go figure...) While we are far from Altar and Pulpit fellowship, our reading and discussion of the Smalcald Articles has been edifying and encouraging, and surely will do more to bring us closer together than all the efforts of those whose ecumenism means "lets pretend God's Word doesn't matter." We meet the last Wednesday of the month, and as host so far none of the beer has been from my fridge! Pastor David Warner, Trinity and St. John Lutheran Churches, Sidney and Fairview, MT
#33	Wednesday Night Bible Study, Greensboro, NC Rev. Kyle Mietzner Contact: (336) 272-1174 One of our Bible studies focuses on the Confessions. As of 9/28/10, we are on AC XVII. We meet Wednesdays at 7 PM.
#34	Nebraska Lutherans for Confessional Study (NLCS), Lincoln, Nebraska Rev. Clint K. Poppe Nebraska Lutherans for Confessional Study (NLCS) Nebraska Lutherans for Confessional Study (NLCS) meets each month, generally the 4th Thursday of the month, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 3825 Wildbriar Lane (just north of 40th and old Cheney) in Lincoln, Nebraska. Matins at 10 am followed by morning topic, lunch, and afternoon topic; meeting concludes by 2:30 pm. Both pastors and laity are invited; free will offering is received. Contact: Rev. Clint K. Poppe
#35	Grace Lutheran Church Reading and Book Review, Neligh, Nebraska Georg Williams Contact: 402-887-4791 or dkuhfal@yahoo.com This group meets on the second Tuesday of each month from 10:00-3:00 at Grace Lutheran Church. Following Matins, the group studies the Confessions (currently the Large Catechism). After going out to Pizza Hut for buffet we do a book study (currently Martin Chemnitz' "Examination of the Council of Trent" volume 1). Georg Williams discussion facilitator of the group also hosts a yearly Educational Event for Pastors on the third Sunday-Tuesday of September in Ainsworth, Nebraska (This year's event is September 21-23 and our teacher will be Dr. Naomichi Masaki). Pastor David Kuhfal Grace Lutheran Church Neligh, Nebraska
#36	Confessions Doctrine Class, Tulsa, OK Rev. Tiews Contact: Grace Lutheran, Tulsa Every 1st and 3rd Tue evening and then again on every 1st and 3rd Wed morning, a total of about 20 people Grace Tulsa members meet to study the Confessions. In the past 1 1/2 years we have done the AC and then the FoC (CPH Bible studies). The classes are popular with people of all ages. The best comments come from people orginally from other denominations who are now so glad to finally understand the Christian faith--through the lense of the Confessions, and Law and Gospel.
#37	St Paul Reading Group, Wellston, Oklahoma Rev. Andrew Eckert Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, 706 Birch Ave., Wellston, Oklahoma "Highlights of the Lutheran Confessions," every Sunday, 9:15 a.m.
#38	Redeemer Lutheran Confessional Reading Group, Waterloo, ON Vicar Andrew Preus Redeemer Lutheran Church -- Vicarage, Waterloo, ON 76 John Street West, Waterloo, ON N2L 1B8 Vicar Andrew Preus Beginning the first Sunday in November, 2012, we will be meeting every Sunday evening at 7:00 pm at the vicarage to study and discuss the articles of the Formula of Concord. The vicar will lead the sessions by answering any questions as we take turns reading portions of the Formula. Any members of neighboring congregations in the Kitchener-Waterloo area are welcome to join us.
#39	Book of Concord Reading Group, Salem, OR Rev. Steven D. Spencer Messiah Lutheran Church 4965 Indiana Ave NE Salem, OR Thursday Mornings 10:30 A.M. Matins 11:00 A.M. Book of Concord Reading Group This group has been meeting every Thursday for 7 years and actively and engagingly reading the Book of Concord. We examine the issues that created the original dialog and apply that knowledge to the issues of today.
#40	Resurrection Reading Group, North Bend, Oregon Pastor Jim Wilson Resurrection Lutheran Church, North Bend, Oregon, 11 AM Wednesdays This is our regular Bible study, where we regularly take up parts of our Book of Concord- we have copies for anybody who wishes to join in.
#41	Book of Concord Reading Group, Salem, Oregon Rev. Steven D. Spencer Messiah Lutheran Church (LCMS) 4965 Indiana Ave NE, Salem, OR 97305 We meet at 11:00 A. M. on Thursdays to read and study the Book of Concord. Our group has been meeting for 5 years and is currently on its second time through the Book of Concord. The group is open to laity and clergy alike. Currently we have about 16 active weekly attendees.
#42	Confessing Jesus, The Dalles, Oregon Pr. Jacobsen Contact: Check the Calendar Bethany Lutheran Church 2323 E. 12th St., The Dalles, OR We've now read together through most of the documents in the Book of Concord, using the second Reader's Edition from Concordia Publishing House. Extra copies are available at the church, but attendees are also encouraged to have their own for reference and further reading at home. At this point we are reading through the Formula of Concord, and augmenting our reading with parallel readings from the Apology of the Augsburg Confession. We are not in a rush, so it will still take some time for us to finish. By that time, it's likely we'll just start over again. The class meets after the Sunday Divine Service, with an informal lunch in between. Usually we begin around 1 PM, and finish at 2 PM. When another event takes precedence, that will be reflected on the church calendar.
#43	St. Paul Lutheran Confessions, Austin, Texas Rev. Dr. Mark Nuckols St. Paul Lutheran Church 3501 Red River, Austin, TX 78705 We are working our way through the Book of Concord and meet every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month @ 6:30 pm in the chapel.
#44	Faith BoC Reading Group, Plano, Texas Larry Everett Faith Lutheran Church, Plano, TX This weekly study of the Book of Concord began two years ago (2006). It is held during the Sunday School Hour. Our BOC Study Leader is a layman who is the product of Catholic Schools. He was a very regular Catholic Churchgoer for many years. Thirty-some years ago, he married a confessional/liturgical LCMS Lutheran, and the rest is history. He is currently an Elder at Faith who brings a lot of insight into the discussion. We have about 15 that participate in the class discussions� Received from Larry Everett, McKinney, TX
#45	Texas Confessional Lutherans, Brenham, TX Rev. Daniel Schoessow Meets the 4th Thursday of January, March, May, July, November; and hosts a free conference in September. Grace Lutheran Church 1212 Jefferson Brenham, TX 979-836-3475
#46	Book of Concord Reading Group, Norfolk, VA Steve Rolfsmeier Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church 6001 Granby St. Norfolk, VA Join Steve for a weekly reading, study and discussion of the Book Of Concord. We meet in the Welcome Center every Wednesday night from 7pm-8pm. We hope you will join us. Ps-be sure to bring your Bible. No Book of Concord needed if it's your first time. :)
#47	St Athanasius Reading Group, Alexandria, Virginia Rev. James Douthwaite Contact: revjdoc@gmail.com St. Athanasius Lutheran Church, 703 N. Mansfield Street, Alexandria, VA 22304, Rev. James Douthwaite Usually meeting on the third or fourth Monday of the month at 7:30 pm Currently reading through Article IV (On Justification) in the Apology
#48	Lutheran Confessions Reading Group, Chehalis, WA Rev. Michael Wenzel, Rev. Dan Freeman Contact: (360) 357-6574 Trinity Lutheran Church, Olympia, WA Peace Lutheran Church, Chehalis, WA 2020 Franklin St. SE, Olympia WA 98501 Trinity and Peace Lutheran churches have begun an opportunity to read and discuss the Lutheran Confessions together. We meet the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 6:30 pm. Half the time we will meet in Olympia, the other half i.n Chehalis WA. Please call (360) 357-6574 to determine which church we're meeting at. All are welcome.
#49	Messiah Lutheran, Seattle Reading Group, Seattle, Washington Pr. Ernie Lassman Contact: (206) 524-0024 Messiah Lutheran in Seattle will start our confessions reading group on Monday the 21st at 7:00 PM Pr. Ernie Lassman Messiah Lutheran 7050 35th Avenue NE Seattle, WA 98115
#50	Table Talk, Adell, WI Pastor Christopher Seifferlein Contact: 920-994-9005 Luther’s home at the Black Cloister in Wittenberg, a former monastery, was a busy place. Visitors from near and far often stopped by for the evening meal as Luther conversed with students, pastors, friends, public officials, guests, and faculty from the Wittenberg University. These spirited evening conversations of Luther were written down and later published, coming to be known as Luther’s “Table Talk.” Of course the dialogue was no doubt stirred by the homemade brew of Katie, who, according to Luther, made the best beer in all of Germany. In the spirit of Luther’s Table Talk a new monthly class is being offered at Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Set in the comfort of the pastor’s study under the gazing portrait of Martin Luther we will read and study the confessional writings of the Lutheran Church (commonly known as the Book of Concord) as well as other books of Lutheran theology, discussing their historical context and their meaning for us as Lutherans today. In this class we will grow in our understanding of the Sacred Scriptures and how Lutheran teaching confesses what the Scriptures declare. Class will begin at 7:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month. We will kick off our first class in November, a few days after we celebrate the Lutheran Reformation. Guests are welcome, as are non-Lutherans or friends from other churches who would like to gather around for an informal and enjoyable discussion about Lutheran doctrine and teaching. Church leaders and those interested in enriching their understanding of the Lutheran faith and confession are encouraged to attend. In the spirit of the Table Talk of former days you are welcome to bring your own beverage which may or may not be of the “Lutheran variety.”
#51	Study of the BOC, Caroline, Split Rock, WI Rev. Craig Nehring Our adult education classes have been studying the BOC. Last year we covered the Augustana and Smalcald/Treatise. Next fall, we will begin with the Catechisms and the Formula. We meet at Peace on Sunday nights at 5:30 pm and at Zion on Thursday's at 10 am
#52	St John Durand WI Reading Group, Durand, WI Pastor Dan Pfaffe Contact: 715-672-8787 St John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Durand, Wisconsin 54736 St. John's has a study group that meets every Wednesday at 8:30 AM in the Church basement. We invite all who are in the area to attend. We are in the study of the Book of Concord. Matins service follows the study at 10.45 AM except during Lent and Advent when a Service is at 6 PM. We have studied Walther's Law and Gospel and several books of the Bible. Group has been meeting for many years. Contact is Pastor Dan Pfaffe�pfaffe@nelson-tel.net
#53	Southwest Wisconsin & Iowa-East Confessions Study, Platteville, WI Rev. Thomas Reeder, Jr. Contact: (608) 348-9901 On the Third Thursday of the month, from 9am-11am, we meet for study of the Lutheran Confessions and Lutheran Theology. Currently, we are studying Pieper's Christian Dogmatics, vol 1--Theology. e-mail: alc.platteville @ gmail.com Web: http://alcplatteville.wordpress.com
#54	Redeemer Reading Group, Jackson Hole, Wyoming Redeemer Lutheran Church, Jackson Hole, WY A Confessional Reading Group was started at Redeemer on 10/13/2008. Our pastor the reading and discussion with several of our members on Mondays at 1pm.