Best Practices Heartland
Pastor Nate Widener • August 11, 2025
Professional Development
Dear Friends,
Your Church staff is up at the Best Practices Conference in Frankenmuth, MI! St. Lorentz has kindly invited LCMS clergy and parishioners to join them for fellowship and education. For the next two days, your staff will be doing their best to learn and grow so that they bring interesting and fun new perspectives to St. Peter’s. Make sure to ask your Pastors and staff what they took away from the conference!
Pastor Nate
News & Notes
The Call Committee received the following letter from Pastor Eggold on Saturday, August 2nd.
Join our Special Choir for Pastor Eggold's Installation
Sermon by Pastor Nate Widener "Anxiety and Faith, Part 2"
Join us this weekend as we celebrate Christian Education Weekend and welcome back our teachers to their classrooms as well as our newest teacher, Hollie Johnson.
Sermon by Pastor Adam McDowell
Hey's St. Peter's! How's your summer going? We want to know!
A Lifetime of Love
St. Peter’s Family, My wife Amy and I just wanted to take a moment to thank all of you for the outpouring of love you have shown us over the last several weeks. This past weekend, my oldest daughter Gwyn was married to our wonderful son-in-law Benjamin Corley, and we couldn’t be happier. But, what made it all the sweeter was seeing so many of your caring and supportive faces in the congregation. Similarly, as you know, just a few short weeks ago I lost my father, Nick Widener, and I cannot express to you the depth of my thankfulness for all of the condolences that you have given me and my family. Your cards are all sitting on the windowsill of my office. Without question St. Peter’s is a loving and caring congregation, and this is part of what makes you so great. Thank you for taking care of us, so that we can also take care of you. May God Bless you, Pastor Nate
Sermon by Pastor Adam McDowell
As we begin our new preschool year, we will need some supplies. It takes a lot of glue, markers and paint to keep preschoolers busy. Please consider taking a letter or two from our “Giving Tree”. Each letter is labeled with a needed supply item to be donated. Once you have shopped, you can return the item(s) to the tree. Thank you for your generosity as you bless our preschool. You are truly appreciated!