Congregational Ministries

The goal of the St. Lorenz Church Library is to provide materials that support the ministries of St. Lorenz Church, inspire and spread knowledge to further spiritual growth, and help members communicate the Christian worldview to others. It is located across from the church office reception desk and contains over 2000 items. Of which include offering books and DVDs on apologetics, Bible studies, devotions, fiction, reference materials, christian entertainment DVDs and much more with new materials added monthly through donations and library purchases. Items can be checked out for 3 weeks with Bible studies available for 3 months. For more information about the library or if you’d be interested in helping, contact Diane Schiefer at 989-906-2877.

The Heritage Committee is interested in locating and receiving historical papers, pictures, and artifacts pertaining to the history of St. Lorenz congregation. We invite members and friends of St. Lorenz to submit items for possible inclusion in the museum’s permanent collection. We welcome members interested in the history of St. Lorenz, those that like to do historical research, design and set-up of displays, presentation of historical programs, and write historical news articles. Further, we need interested people to take care of our historical artifacts, museum, and other historical properties which include the first church replica and the old cemetery next to the museum. They can get involved by contacting Dan Haubenstricker via email or phone at 989-652-3563.

What an easy way to let our college students know we’re thinking about them! We pray for students, and mail off small “goodie” boxes to college students. We know, too, that the assault on Christian values is strong on college campuses, so our Christian Citizenship Ministry has purchased “Answers in Genesis” booklets that cover 23 key areas where God’s truth is being compromised. We include these in mailings to help our young people spot the lies they may be hearing. Packing the boxes is fun and takes little time. Join us!

For more information email Leah Ebmeyer

The Prayer Committee's focus is to make St. Lorenz known as a House of Prayer. They encourage the use of prayer in families, meetings, classes, and the community ensuring to weave prayer throughout the fabric of all they do. Of their many accomplishments include providing prayer resources, holding prayer training, helping with prayer jouneys, instilling greater prayer technology, encouraging various corporate prayer opportunities, and much more.

The Prayer Trail was reconstructed and is enjoyed by many as they are surrounded by nature. A brochure was produced to share for all at the Visitor's Center in Frankenmuth as well as at St. Lorenz. If this is something you would be interested in working on, we would love to have you join our team.

The committee meets once a month for discussion and planning and may be involved on an individual basis for projects and volunteers during the year. There is power in the unity of prayer that too often we, as followers of Christ, do not use frequently or effectively. It is our Lifeline and Communication Link to God, given to us by the authority of Jesus. The goal of this ministry is to encourage and teach others in our church and community to use this powerful gift from God. For more information or to get involved, contact Elaine Parlberg at bettertogether511@yahoo.com