This blog will include information about the Lutheran Episcopal fellowship of The Church of the Savior, 2118 Elk Park Highway, Newland, North Carolina, including the texts of sermons by the Rev. Thomas Rightmyer, D.Min. part-time pastor. Write to him at trightmy@gmail.com
Sunday church services are at 10:00 a.m. followed by coffee hour and once a month a covered-dish lunch. All are welcome. A Spanish language mass sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Western NC is offered Sundays at 4:00 p.m. and a Spanish language Bible study is held each Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
The American Lutheran Church began to hold services in Avery County under the leadership of the Rev. O.T. McRee on July 2, 1978. The Church of the Savior was organized as a Lutheran Episcopal fellowship on April 7, 1983 and Bishops David Wolber of the ALC Southeastern District and William Weinhauer of the Episcopal Diocese of Western NC dedicated the church the first weekend in July, 1983.
Members of the congregation and community volunteers form a quilting group which provides handmade quilts to local residents in need. The congregation collects non-perishable food each Sunday for, and members volunteer at, the Ram's Rock community ministry in Newland. Members also help with Habitat for Humanity, Hospice, Lutherock camp, and through Lutheran World Relief, Episcopal Relief and Development, the Lutheran Synod and the Episcopal diocese.
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