By Doug GarrellI have been absolutely amazed by the generosity of our church. In 2021 the summer camp team asked Our Saviour to cover all expenses for summer camp so that any child in the Sandhills area could attend day camp regardless of family financial ability to pay tuition.Through congregational generosity 32 kids attended 2021 day camp at reduced or no tuition and, most significantly, the su...  Read More

Heather Lussier has been participating in something called "Ink-tober" where artists will create an ink drawing every day during the month of October. She was inspired to create a variation on that theme and developed a "God-tober Faith Drawing Prompts" to be used as a devotional for anyone in the congregation. Each day has a different word and you're invited to draw, photograph, paint, or otherwi...  Read More

By Barbara VainioWhen the Worship & Music Committee was beginning to plan for Our Saviour’s Easter service this year, the topic of Lilies was discussed. The idea to replace the traditional purchase of lilies with donations to Lutheran World Relief to help the people of Ukraine. The donations could still be made in honor or memory of someone and would be displayed in the lobby for people to see who...  Read More

Share your recipes, stories, celebrations, photos, tutorials, or recommendations with the Our Saviour community through this new Life Together column on our website and in the weekly E-news. Simply email us to share!Several people who ate this wonderful Thanksgiving/Christmas side dish at one of our Wednesday fellowship meals asked for the recipe for this Scandinavian dish. It’s so good (and easy)...  Read More

This is a reminder by one of our founding members of God’s call to the people of Our Saviour Lutheran church. It’s also an opportunity to remember God’s guidance and generosity to us for the last 60 years. How will we expand that generosity? What will the outcome of Our Saviour’s story be? “My memory comes from way back, back to the time Our Saviour was still just a dream and our membership was so...  Read More

The Church Council of Our Saviour spent a weekend in retreat this past summer to determine the present and future direction of our ministry. Starting with the mission statement derived several years ago, the Council engaged in prayerful conversation about how we will fulfill our mission in Southern Pines and beyond. The mission statement of Our Saviour is: To activate the kingdom of God with integrity, by educating, engaging and responding. The purpose of the Council retreat was to determine what the core values of the congregation will be to direct our decision-making.  Read More

Thanks to the generosity of the Our Saviour members forty people had a more blessed Christmas than they expected.  They chose either a single adult or a small family from the Christmas For Moore program and purchased at least a home gift and a personal gift for each person plus a gift card to enable the recipients to purchase food for a holiday celebration. Children received at least one toy. We h...  Read More

By: Barbara Vainio When I was discharged from the hospital after my knee replacement in May, one of the items I received was a pouch to tie on my walker. I even got to pick out the pattern on the bag.I didn’t think much about it until I go home and realized how difficult it was going to be to do things for myself. Luckily, I had a good friend who stayed with me and was willing to get whatever I ne...  Read More

By Barb Vainio Last year Our Saviour’s members identified “Activate God’s Kingdom” as our mission. The Call Committee was asked by all the candidates we interviewed what that means. We told them that Our Saviour’s members are aware that God’s Kingdom is already active, and we see our mission is to make as many people aware of God’s work in the world and in their lives as possible. This is one exam...  Read More

In June 2022, the North Carolina Synod (our state-wide network of ELCA Lutheran churches) joined together at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory for the first-ever Synod Gathering. After a season of remote and digital gatherings, it was powerful to be together in one place again. Watch this short video for a recap of what took place:...  Read More

Hello Our Saviour Family!We want to invite you to a new and exciting opportunity we are making available at Our Saviour! Starting next Wednesday, August 31st we will be providing people of all ages food and fellowship EVERY Wednesday starting at 5:15 to 7:00 through the year!To launch this new opportunity, our first gathering will feature a pulled pork cook-off and side dishes (please pre-register...  Read More

Take some time to get away to reconnect with nature, with one another, and to relieve stress and refresh your spirit. Go to Camp Agapé (an Our Saviour mission partner) with your family or friends to enjoy one of their special retreats or events this fall.Download the Fall 2022 flyer here.Some highlights: Labor Day Family CampFather ~ Son RetreatRace for ACE 5KO' Holy Night...  Read More