The Houses of First Lutheran Church
Question: What are “the Houses” of First Lutheran Church?
Answer: They are places where we can share the work of fulfilling our mission to each other, our community, and a world that needs us.
• Lára House
(named in honour of Jón and Frú Lára Bjarnason, 1st pastor and wife)
• B. B. Jónsson House
(named in honour of FLC’s 2nd pastor)
• Valdimar House
(named in honour of Valdimar Eylands, FLC’s 3rd pastor)
• Arvidson House
(named in honour of John Arvidson, FLC’s 4th pastor)
• Laufey House
(named in honour of Deaconness Sister Laufey Olson)
• Linda House
(named in honour of Deaconness Sister Linda Wedman)
House Leaders
Valdimar House: Sandra Kurtz, Kay Kraushar
Arvidson House: Diane Minaker, Melinda Pearce
Laufey House: Josie Zarrillo, Andrew Steiman
B. B. Jónsson House: Cindy Green, Rhonda Gorham
Linda House: Thor Weidenbacher, Heather Tisdale
Lára House: Joanne Weidenbacher Olayinka Opanubi
Don’t know what house you’re in? New and haven’t been given a house yet? Call the church office.
What does each house do?
Take care of each other. You can decide if this means phone calls, greeting cards, visits, offering rides, taking church mail. There is no limit to what you could imagine!
In your month:
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Ring the bell before worship. Make coffee after worship. Look around the church and see what is needed. Recycling? Taking food to the Urban? Treat the church building as your home.
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Help the ushers (Larry Sigurdson, head usher) as needed – welcoming people at the doors especially.
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Stand ready to try to help with making coffee for funerals if you are asked. This is not likely to happen more than once per year for each house, and may not happen at all.
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And from time to time your house might plan a special event.
