Pr. Bill Marler will be our guest preacher on July 8th

Rev. William R. Marler, moved to Springfield in 1986 to serve as a pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church.  He is a 1983 graduate of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, where he […]

Pastor Futrell on Issues Etc.

On June 21st, our pastor was on Issues Etc., a Lutheran radio talk show.  To hear him help explain the Parable of the Prodigal Son, click here http://issuesetc.org/podcast/10390621121.mp3.

Two Paintings Will Soon Adorn SOTHLC’s Chancel

By Pr. Rich Futrell Note: The paintings in this article are not yet finished, and so you are seeing them in their draft form.  You only see part of the […]

Sunday, June 24th: The Nativity of St. John the Baptizer

On Sunday, June 24th, we will celebrate the Nativity (birth) of St. John the Baptizer. St. John the Baptizer, the son of Zechariah and Elizabeth, was born into a priestly […]

Seminarian Mark Hunsaker to visit on June 10th

Our LWML-adopted seminarian, Mark Hunsaker, will be here on June 10th.  He is a student at our LC-MS St. Louis Seminary, but is also a “local boy,” who calls Republic, MO […]

Study to Begin on Revelation (aka The Apocalypse)

On May 27th, during our Sunday School hour (8:15-9:15 AM), we will begin a study on the book of Revelation.  All are invited to learn about this mysterious and often […]

A Short Study on the OT Office of “Queen Mother” to Begin

When recently meeting with the Altar Guild, one of our ladies had a devotion that included Proverbs 31.  That’s the only chapter in the Bible written by a woman, the […]

Pregnancy Life Line to Visit SOTHLC

On April 29th, we have will have a speaker from Pregnancy Life Line during our Sunday School hour.  This is how their website describes what they do in our local […]

Bible Study on James to Begin

On Thursday, May 3rd, at 2:00 PM, our Pastor will begin the season’s midweek class, starting with the book of James. Lutherans often find James to be a puzzling book. […]

Holy Week at Shepherd of the Hills

April 1st begins Holy Week.  Our Holy Week services start with our Palm-Sunday service, which is at our regular Divine-Service time of 9:30 AM.  The sermon text will be based on […]