Church Cancelled for Sunday, January 11

All church activities for Sunday, January 11 are cancelled.  Based on weather predictions, Kimberling City should experience freezing road temperatures with freezing rain on Sunday from about 6:30 to 8:30 AM. […]

Christmas Eve and Day Services

Our Christmas Eve Service of Candlelight and Carols is at 7:00 PM, December 24th.  In the service, we will hear the how Jesus came to be our Messiah and Savior […]

Viola Steward’s Funeral Sermon

Isaiah 26:14, 1 Corinthians 15:51-17, and John 14:3   Today, while we mourn the loss of Viola, that’s not the only reason we are here. Although we want to celebrate […]

Funeral for Viola Steward

Viola Steward (nee Clark) died peacefully in her home on Tuesday, December 16, 2014.  Her funeral will be held on Sunday, December 21, 2014 at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran […]

Internment and Committal of Don Zimmerman

Former member of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Donald John Zimmerman, died in his sleep on December 12, 2014.  His interment and committal of the body will be at Pine […]

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Luke 15:1-7: Joan Botthof’s Funeral Sermon

Jesus told a parable to those who thought they had sealed the deal with God. They didn’t need to repent–they were God’s people. So Jesus told them a parable, a […]

Joan Botthof’s Memorial Service

On Wednesday, December 3, 2014, Joan Botthof died and was transferred from the Church Militant to the Church Triumphant.  Her memorial service will be on Saturday, December 6, at 6:00 […]

Our Pastor interviewed on Issues Etc.

On Nov 25, 2014, our pastor  radio host, Todd Wilken, interviewed our pastor on the Christian radio program, Issues Etc. The topic of the interview was “It’s a relationship, not a religion.” […]

It’s not a Religion but a Relationship (not quite!)

This is our pastor’s newsletter article for the December 2014-January 2015 edition of our congregational newsletter: The Shepherd’s Voice.   We’ve all heard others say it. Maybe, you’ve even said it: […]

Funeral for Bobbie Hansen

The funeral service for Bobbie J. (Rawls) Hansen will be held at Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home, 1947 East Seminole, Springfield, MO on Friday, November 21, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. with Pastor Richard […]