Pastor Zill’s Christmas Eve sermon entitled, “Nuclear Baby Jesus,” based on John 1:14, “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.”

Archaeologists in northwestern Turkey have uncovered one of the most important finds from the region’s early Christian era: a fresco of a Roman-looking Jesus as the “Good Shepherd.” The paint was discovered in an underground tomb near Iznik (formally known as Nicea), the very place where the Nicene Creed was adopted in A.D. 325.

The main choir from one of our two seminaries, Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, IN is touring New Mexico and Arizona during their post Christmas/Epiphany break. The easiest way to hear them would be for late afternoon Epiphany Evening Prayer at Eternal Life Lutheran church in Mesa.

Please join us for our Midweek Advent Vespers services on Wednesdays at 5 pm as we explore the theme "What Child is This!"

We are pleased to host a Youth Cheer class sponsored by the Payson Parks and Rec Dept and Cheerleader Instructor, Mrs. April Morin, from the Maison Schoolhouse.

The annual Cookie Walk here at Shepherd of the Pines is sponsored by the congregation's Lutheran Women's Mission Society (LWML) group.  This year’s event was another great success and the money raised is primarily used to give back to the community.

The following is contains the background for the proclamation which set the precedent for America’s National Day of Thanksgiving by President Abraham Lincoln, as well as the text of that proclamation itself.

The following sermon was preached by Pastor Zill at the Arizona North Circuit Winkel Divine Service on Tuesday, Nov. 11, on the Commemoration of Martin of Tours, which is appropriately also Veteran’s Day.

The following blog post provides resourced associated with the installation of Rev. M. Todd Zill on Saturday, September 27.