by Pastor Karen Brau Last Sunday, I preached about how we prepare to live a faith infused with hope, and I began with a story for my father about “double-digging,’ agarden. Here is a simple You tube video about double- digging, please note the way this type of soil preparation...
Over the past weekend, alternative break groups from North Carolina State University and Gettysburg College spent the day volunteering with us. Often times, we connect our visiting groups with volunteer opportunities at other non-profits across the city. But this weekend, our very building was the service project. Forty young people...
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Here is an Invocation Pastor Karen Brau offered on Memorial Day 2015 at Logan Circle, just up the street from Luther Place Church. General Logan was a Civil War hero and the originator of Decoration Day, which has transformed into our Memorial Day Celebrations. This annual local event was organized by...
Over the next few days, we are offering the blog reflections of some of the members of our community. Many of the pieces are ones that have been submitted over the last months, and we are happy to share the ways that God is moving among people of faith! Doug...
Our father taught us to care for one another, to share our burdens (although not to excess), to draw the best out of people and ourselves, and to be generous. Growing up, I was the more emotional one — a young Sarah Berhardt (or “burning heart” as my parents would...
On November 10, 2014, my husband, Ed Miller, and I traveled from Washington, DC. to Lewes, Delaware to visit with 2 people who made our congregation’s newly published book, Breaking Bread: Stories of Luther Place and N Street Village, possible . Ed and I were deeply blessed to have lunch with...
WE ARE DC: Youth Organize Across a Divided City Luther Place members helped to lead a March 6th Action that focused on getting out the vote of fellow 20s and 30s. Over 600 people came to the Mayoral Forum action and 75% were young adults. The question we posed the...
Public art is an important way that we share who we are and what we are about. The murals on our doors help to tell the story of the Gospel of Jesus Christ made real at Luther Pace Church. The impact of images and words may escape our understanding, until...
