Evangelism gets new wheels

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August 2010 issue

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Nicole Adamson

Evangelism gets new wheels
The ELCA rolls out grassroots approach

They gather Sunday afternoons in a St. Paul, Minn., storefront for worship. A hodgepodge of neighborhood folks, some were raised in the Lutheran tradition. Others are hearing God's word for the first time. Known as Humble Walk, they're one of 94 synodically authorized worshiping communities in the ELCA.

Adults and children often bike to Humble

Jodi Houge, pastor of Humble Walk Lutheran Chapel, St. Paul, Minn., blesses bicycles. Adults and children often bike to where leaders plan ministry with their neighborhood in mind.

Two years ago while she was a student at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Jodi Houge saw an opportunity for ministry in her neighborhood. To make Humble Walk Lutheran Chapel a mainstay, Houge is working with Paul Erickson, her synod's director for evangelical mission (see "What can our spaces become?").

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