Church LeadershipThe Reverend Mark S. Hanson, Presiding Bishop of the ELCA
The Reverend Dr. Leonard H. Bolick, Bishop of the NC Synod The Rverend Dr. John F. Merck, Pastor Emeritus The Reverend John L. Petry, III, Pastor Penny B. Damron, Organist Jonathan W. Greene, Choir Director Gail G. Reynolds, Office Administrator Ministers . . . 109 confirmed, communing and contributing voting members and all 305 baptized adult, youth and children of AMF. | Congregational Council ~ 2012Glenn Collins, Council President
Mary Holman, Council Vice-President Edna Chirico, Council Secretary Chuck Lehr, Treasurer Mike Bozeman Dwayne Graham Barbara Kutz Terry Saunders Brian Wardwell Jeanna Sheldon, Financial Secretary |
~ Our Ministries ~
Lutheran Men in Mission – meets monthly on the second Saturday for breakfast (8:3 am/Fellowship Hall) and to coordinate community service projects at and around our church. Glenn Collins
Women of the ELCA – meet monthly on the second Tuesday (through December 2011) in the Fellowship Hall or at a member’s home. They support many projects on the local, state and national level and participate in the NC Women of the ELCA Mecklenburg Union Conference. Karen Bryant:
The Gathering Group is our senior fellowship group which meets monthly for lunch.
Barbara Kutz and JoAnn Dimmer
AMF Needle Ministry meets monthly. We are a group who likes to knit or crochet. If you would like some needle time, fellowship with others who enjoy this craft and want to learn new techniques, then please join us! We usually meet the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm in the church's conference room. Contact Donna Kretschmer for further information.
~ Fall & Winter Outreach Programs ~
AMF participated in the Annual CROP Hunger Walk that was held on October 16, 2011. Sharon Johnson, Coordinator
Room in the Inn – weekly support of homeless neighbors’ overflow on Friday evenings to Saturday mornings. (Dec.-March)
John Johnson, Coordinator
Our Mission: A Mighty Fortress Lutheran Church is a fellowship of believers serving God’s call by joyfully proclaiming the Good News of Christ through discipleship, celebrating the Word and sacrament, reaching out in love, and valuing the diversity of all people.
Our Vision: A Mighty Fortress enthusiastically celebrates the warmth, intimacy, and uniqueness of our growing, enriching, and influential church fellowship and ministry.
Women of the ELCA – meet monthly on the second Tuesday (through December 2011) in the Fellowship Hall or at a member’s home. They support many projects on the local, state and national level and participate in the NC Women of the ELCA Mecklenburg Union Conference. Karen Bryant:
The Gathering Group is our senior fellowship group which meets monthly for lunch.
Barbara Kutz and JoAnn Dimmer
AMF Needle Ministry meets monthly. We are a group who likes to knit or crochet. If you would like some needle time, fellowship with others who enjoy this craft and want to learn new techniques, then please join us! We usually meet the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm in the church's conference room. Contact Donna Kretschmer for further information.
~ Fall & Winter Outreach Programs ~
AMF participated in the Annual CROP Hunger Walk that was held on October 16, 2011. Sharon Johnson, Coordinator
Room in the Inn – weekly support of homeless neighbors’ overflow on Friday evenings to Saturday mornings. (Dec.-March)
John Johnson, Coordinator
Our Mission: A Mighty Fortress Lutheran Church is a fellowship of believers serving God’s call by joyfully proclaiming the Good News of Christ through discipleship, celebrating the Word and sacrament, reaching out in love, and valuing the diversity of all people.
Our Vision: A Mighty Fortress enthusiastically celebrates the warmth, intimacy, and uniqueness of our growing, enriching, and influential church fellowship and ministry.
