The Lutheran Home Association
Upcoming EventsJanuary 30, 2012 National Eagle Center Presentation in Fountain City, WI February 16, 2012 Taste of Health: A Heart Healthy Lifestyle Culinary Demonstration in River Falls, WI |
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church celebrates groundbreaking for senior housing community
St. Paul’s Ev. Lutheran Church will celebrate the groundbreaking for Kingsway of Beverly Hills, an independent senior living rental community for adults 55 years of age or older. This new community will be located on the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and School campus in Beverly Hills, Florida. Church leaders and members will join together to break ground for the upcoming community. A reception will be held immediately following the brief outdoor ceremony. The public is welcome to attend.
Builders for Christ will provide a significant amount of labor for construction. Kingsway Management Services, a division of The Lutheran Home Association based in Belle Plaine, Minnesota, will manage the property. Read more
Three JCM volunteers receive 2012 “Care of the Soul Leadership Awards”
Our Care of the Soul Leadership Award recognized three volunteer recipients for their work being accomplished in the area of special ministries. Three former teachers have humbly serving the Lord in a variety of ways professionally an as volunteers. They have used their abilities to share God’s Word to people who have developmental and other disabilities in our Jesus Cares Ministries (JCM) programs. Read more
TLHA holds Annual Meeting and honors long-term employees
The 39th annual meeting of The Lutheran Home Association (TLHA) was held on January 17 at The Lutheran Home Campus at 611 West Main Street in Belle Plaine. Delegates, pastors and guests from the 215 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) and Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS) congregations from across the nation, which own and operate TLHA’s not-for-profit ministry, attended the meeting. Read more
St. Michael’s Lutheran Home transitioning to assisted living
Belle Plaine, MN—The Lutheran Home Association (TLHA), based in Belle Plaine, Minnesota, will discontinue St. Michael’s Lutheran Home’s skilled nursing care services on March 31, 2012. On April 1, the facility will officially begin services as a Community Based Residential Facility (CBRF), more commonly referred to as assisted living. Read more
Retirement announced
Jim Esmeier, Staff Minister for The Lutheran Home Association (TLHA) and Jesus Cares Ministries (JCM), has announced his retirement, effective January 6, 2012. We thank Jim for his years of service for this ministry, and we wish him well in his future endeavors and service in the WELS. We look forward to future opportunities of interaction with Jim in our mutual desire of sharing the gift of Jesus to those in our ministry. Read more
JCM resources
We offer:
- A variety of curricula and resources
- A year-long training series for Jesus Cares Ministries volunteers
- Recordings of webinars
Christian resources
“It’s Alzheimer’s”–It’s Time for Extraordinary Love
Alzheimer’s disease creates a situtation that calls for extraordinary love. This booklet offersa Christian approach for people who are affected by Alzheimer’s disease a starting point for understanding and adjusting to its challenging realities. Learn more
Prenatal Genetic Screening: How Does a Christian Respond?
Prenatal genetic screening is a pertinent issue in our society. We offer a Bible study that can be used for Bible studies, youth groups, and confirmation classes that offers a Christian perspective. Download a copy (PDF)
