College Scholarships

Once again scholarships will be offered through the Mission Endowment Fund to all GELC members who are high school seniors and those who will be post-secondary students in the 2026-2027 school year. The amount will be determined at a later date.

The deadline for returning the scholarship form to the church office will be on Friday, May 1st, with No Exceptions. You may stop by or call the church office to get the form. We will also have the forms available on the Youth Bulle

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Synod Assembly and Bishop Elections

The Northeastern Minnesota Synod Assembly is coming up soon on April 24-26. This will be an important year as we will be electing a new Bishop for the Northeastern Minnesota Synod. The field of prospective candidates has been narrowed to four nominees. They are: Rev Andrew (Andy) Berry, pastor of Littlefork Lutheran in Littlefork and Bethany Lutheran in Loman, Rev David Carlson, pastor of Gloria Dei in Duluth, Rev Taryn Montgomery, Synod Minister for Discipleship and Chris

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VLM Work Days

Join us at Camp Hiawatha and Camp Vermilion as we work on prepping our sites for an amazing summer. Rally your congregation or come individually. We have plenty of projects for all ages.

Camp Hiawatha Work Day: May 2

Camp Vermilion Work Day: May 16

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VLM Summer 2026 Registration is Now Open

Ready for the best week of summer? Registration for Voyageurs Lutheran Ministry (VLM) Summer 2026 programs at Camp Hiawatha and Camp Vermilion is officially open. 

We offer amazing Christ centered experiences for all ages: 

Traditional Week Long Programs

Specialty Camps (Canoe Country, Hockey Camp, etc)

Shorter options for young campers

Family Camps

www.vlmcamps.org

It’s great to be alive in God’s great north woods!

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Gethsemane Men’s Group

The next men’s group will be meeting on Monday, April 13th, 6:30 pm in the Library. Any questions, please call Dan Alto at 847-917-3765.

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Hold Those Thrivent Cards in Reserve

VBS will be held at Gethsemane this summer and we are going to be looking for some Thrivent cards to help pay for food. As you start to think about how you want to spend your Thrivent dollars in 2026, we hope you might have Gethsemane on your list! Please talk with Pastor Rebecca if you think you’ll have a card for us to use.

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Qualified Charitable Distribution

If you are at least 70-1/2 years of age, you can make a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from your IRA, payable directly to a charity, such as Gethsemane Lutheran Church. This tax-free transfer provides benefits to the charity, and to you - the donor. Please consider discussing this with your financial institution or your financial advisor soon, so that you can receive this income tax benefit for the year in which you make your contribution. More information is avai

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All Women of Gethsemane Get Together

Due to the Arrowhead Concert being held on Thursday, April 23rd, we are rescheduling our women’s night to Thursday, April 30, at 5:00 pm in the Youth Room. Please notice the time change too, as it seems like everyone can make it starting at 5:00. We continue having our casual get together just to “hang out” with other gals and enjoy visiting, relaxing, and having some laughs. 

We meet on the 4th Thursday of each month. No commitments, just bring yourself and your own be

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