Texas CEF News
Strength in Partnerships
Above: Texas CEF Marketing Specialist Raelyn Pracht delivering the 2018 rebate check to St. John Cypress. Each February we mail out loan rebate checks to eligible congregations. Each investor designates a congregation to receive credit for their invested dollars....
The Church That’s Growing So Quickly That Even Its Expansion May Need an Expansion
When we last checked in with Messiah Lutheran Church in Boerne in November 2017, the groundwork had just begun on their new Family Life Center. Little did the staff and congregation know then what a ride they were in for over the next two years. The plan was...
Two Floodings Give St. John the Opportunity to Rebuild and Expand Their Ministry
[Above: Members of St. John Cypress enjoying the new gym after the dedication ceremony.] St. John Lutheran Church in Cypress may be on the northwest edges of Houston, but that has not saved it from repeated flood disasters over the past few years. In April 2016,...
Preschool opens at The Family of Faith
It's done! The Family of Faith held an open house at their new preschool in the Miramesa neighborhood on Sunday, Oct. 21. And what a gorgeous day it was!Below is a photo album from the open house. You can also view a slide show of the construction project from start...
Peace Hewitt creates an even more welcoming church home
Peace Lutheran Church in Hewitt (in the greater Waco area) may have started as a small group of families in 1978, but 40 years on it has grown to more than 350 disciples. As a community that holds out welcoming arms “to all types of families, single, nuclear, widowed,...
Shepherd of the Hills plans for growth
… while sending one of its own to become the Texas District's new president You can hear the excitement in Pastor Chris Kennedy's voice as he describes the changes happening at Shepherd of the Hills. It is hard to blame him: as the church approaches its 50th...
Excitement builds as The Family of Faith’s Miramesa preschool nears completion
Join The Family of Faith's charming preschool director, Cora Nash, as she gives us a video tour of their bright, happy new Miramesa location! (Click or tap image above to watch video.) The school is due to open in August and is convenient to families in the Cypress /...
Keeping pace with the demands of fast growth in the DFW area
[siteorigin_widget class="SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget"][/siteorigin_widget] Keeping pace with the demands of a fast-growing Dallas–Fort Worth suburb isn't easy. But St. John Lutheran Church in Mansfield has employed a smart strategy. Over the past three decades,...
Take a tour of St. Mark Lutheran School’s education building in progress!
Exciting things are happening at St. Mark in Houston! The construction of a new 45,000 sq. ft. education building is well underway and the project is on time for its completion by the start of the 2018-2019 school year.Texas CEF’s Raelyn Pracht and Legacy Deo’s Rev....
A Message From Bill Siegrist
Originally shared April 10 during the Texas District office chapel service led by President Ken Hennings The March 2018 CEF Conference theme was, “For Such a Time as This.” We focused on the leadership changes this year in the Texas District and the Texas Church...