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WANTED!! Crafters and Vendors for the 2018 Faith Lutheran Craft Show. Sat., Nov. 17th is the first day of deer gun season, so while the hunters are out hunting, the shoppers will be out shopping! 😉 Please call 815-389-1824 or 608-295-2590 to reserve your table today!

Everyone's invited to Beloit Culver's tomorrow - Monday, Nov. 20th from 4 to 8pm. It's Scoopie Night for Faith Lutheran Church! We're using our proceeds to help purchase a heart defibrillator for church. Hope you can come!

Everyone's invited to Beloit Culver's - Monday, Nov. 20th from 4 to 8pm. It's Scoopie Night for Faith Lutheran Church! We're using our proceeds to help purchase a heart defibrillator for church. Hope you can come!

Wishing all of our friends & families a blessed Thanksgiving!

The 75th Anniversary Committee is looking to make copies of any photos or newspaper clippings from any of our past church events, especially from the 1980’s & 1990’s. Please contact Pat Wicks or the church office at 815-389-1824. Thank you! ☺️

Summer's here and our Brat Stand is OPEN! Come on down and have a delicious brat, burger, cheeseburger, jumbo dog, bratburger or porkchop sandwich, hot off the grill! Top it with your favorite condiments, add a bag of chips and a drink, and you're good to go. Bring the family! Tell your friends! Our profits pay for our new church roof, and we always give 10% to World Hunger. Thanks for your continued support!

Dear Friends in Christ, Please let me take this occasion to wish you the blessings of the Christmas season as you gather with family and friends to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. May your gatherings bring you joy! Here at church we look forward to our Christmas Eve Candlelight service this Saturday, December 24, at 5:00 PM. Please invite your family members, friends and neighbors to join us for the service. Also, because the 25th falls on a Sunday, we will host a Christmas service here. Some churches have cancelled, but we will hold worship on both holidays, including on New Year’s Day, at our regular time. Finally, I want to thank you for continuing to receive me as your pastor at Faith Lutheran. I don’t even use the “interim” title any longer, even though it is technically accurate to do so. However, Helen and I still plan to take our annual vacation during January, going south where it is warm! My friend, Pastor Karl Otto, will cover for me from Jan. 2-30. I’ll be here on New Year’s Day, and back in the office again on February 1. God’s blessings to you for a wonderful 2017! Pastor Rick (and Helen) Meier

We are currently in the beginning stages of looking to hire a substitute musician for our 9:30am Sunday worship service. This person can play the half-pedal organ and/or the piano. If you or anyone you know is interested in helping us out occasionally, please contact us at the church office - 815-389-1824.

"May Jesus be the light of your Christmas, the joy in your heart, and the light of your world. While we do not knoow what 2017 holds for each of us, we always know who holds the future. May the New Year bring you health, happiness and peace in your hearts." Thank you, Sara Tortomasi, for this beautiful quote! "He will be our peace." Micah 5:5

You are all welcome to join us for worship! We are faithfully growing, welcoming, and caring through Christ. Please join us! Saturday, Dec.24 ~ 5pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Service with Christmas Carols Sunday, Dec.25 ~ 9:30am Christmas Carols and Communion Sunday, January 1, 2017 9:30am Worship

The Beloit Salvation Army is having a free kids coat giveaway today, November 1, Tues., Nov. 2 and Wed., Nov. 3. How wonderful! 628 Broad St, Beloit, WI 53511 Phone: (608) 365-6572

Faith Lutheran Church is a polling place on Tuesday, Nov. 8th! Voting hours are from 6am - 7pm. EARLY VOTING INFORMATION *If you live in the Rockford city limits, you can cast an early ballot until November 4th at the Rockford Board of Elections, located at 301 S. 6th St., Rockford from 8am - 5pm *If you live outside of the Rockford city limits, but are in Winnebago County, you can cast an early ballot until November 4th at the County Clerk’s Office, located at 404 Elm St., Rockford from 8am - 5pm. Phone 815-319-4250.

2016 Craft Show and Bake Sale Update We would like to thank EVERYONE for their help in making this year's event a HUGE success! The profit was $2,500! We will be donating 10% of that to the ELCA World Hunger Fund, and the rest will go towards paying off our roof loan. Again, heartfelt THANKS to everyone at Faith Lutheran Church who made this happen, all of our crafters and vendors, and of course, all of our customers! See you next year!

Our great Brat Stand - 2016!

Thrivent Action Team at the Brat Stand on our last day of the season, Saturday, October 1, 2016!

We are looking forward to our annual outdoor worship service - everyone is invited to join us this Sunday, Sept. 4th at 10:30!

Thanks to everyone who made our Annual Church Picnic & Potluck such a success! Pastor Rick and guest musician, Steve Weber made our worship service very uplifting. And we even had great weather!

Faith Lutheran Church is inviting area crafters to participate in our 2nd Annual Christmas Craft Show on Saturday, October 22, from 9am to 3pm! This year, we will be having set-up on Friday, October 21 from 9am to 6pm. Here are the details: Only 24 booths are available - all booths will be in the church sanctuary Booth space is $25 and is on a first come, first-served basis; Crafters will be able to select their booth space, based on availability in a first come, first served basis Crafters are to provide their own table; 2 chairs will be provided upon request Deadline for signing up with payment is Sunday, September 25th No early take-downs Food will be provided in our kitchen & our Fellowship Hall There will be a Bake Sale Craft Show & Bake Sale areas are Handicapped Accessible Call the church office today to reserve your space - only 24 available! ~ 815-389-1824

It's here! Faith Lutheran Church will be celebrating our 75th anniversary in 2017. In anticipation of this wonderful event, we've put together a professionally published cookbook with 300 recipes from past and present church members. Thanks go out to the Cookbook Committee, proof readers, Pastor Rick Meier, and everyone who submitted their favorite recipes! Profits from our sales will go toward paying off our new roof loan, and $1 per book will be sent to the ELCA World Hunger Appeal. Supplies are limited. The cookbooks are $15 each. Call Faith Lutheran Church at 815-389-1824 and leave a message or come Monday - Thursday from 9 am to Noon, 1305 Blackhawk Blvd. Get yours!