We had an awesome time at our family orientation for Sursum Corda Classical School!  It’s going to be a great year with the families involved!   Like a small fire, we’ve got some good kindling to get started!   If you are still interested in learning more or applying, go here to our website, or Email Headmaster Jeff Hendrix ..read more

A new year of Sunday School/Catechesis kicks off on Sunday, September 8. Every year, we begin with a potluck and presentation.  Catechesis is a lifelong orientation to the Word of God, and is for every member of the congregation, both young and old.   September 8 Schedule: 9:00 am Divine Service 10:30 am Catechetical Presentation ..read more

Compiled from the NKJV by Rev. Jeff Hendrix (A.D. 2024). Download a PDF of the harmony of the Resurrection Accounts Psalm 118:24 This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it! Mark 16:1 Now when the Sabbath was past,  Colossians 2:15 Christ, having disarmed principalities and powers, made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it,  1 Peter 3:18-21 went and preached to the spirits in prison, who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight ..read more

Pastor Hendrix was asked to prepare and present an historical and practical essay on the first generation of Norwegian Lutheran Circuit Riders for the annual ELS Great Lakes Pastoral Conference on April 9, 2024. CircuitRidersHistoryApplication–Hendrix Circuit Riders Paper ..read more

SOUTH-MADISON AREA ELS/WELS JOINT EASTER VIGIL Join Faith, Resurrection, and Western Koshkonong Lutheran Churches for our annual joint Easter Vigil Service. This year’s service in our yearly rotation will take place here at Faith. The Easter Vigil is an ancient (c. 350 A.D.) tradition that connects our Baptism to Jesus’ Resurrection. The service, which is unlike any other in the church, begins outside with a fire. Believers then process into the darkened sanctuary with candles, as the lights are gradually illumined, when finally the feast of the Lamb, the Lord’s Supper, is celebrated ..read more

Join us for our Easter worship services in Oregon, WI over three historic services from Friday-Saturday, in addition to Easter Sunday. After 40 Days of Lent, the Christian Year has now reached its climax. We have come to the celebration of the suffering, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is the celebration for which we have been preparing throughout Lent. Now we see what our Savior came to do. We see Him suffer and die for our sins and for the sins of the world. And we see Him rise triumphantly on Easter morning to assure us that our salvation is complete, the victory is ..read more

Over nearly the last three weeks, I have been deliberating between two completely separate Divine Calls I received, to serve as Pastor at Christ Lutheran Church & Classical School in Port St. Lucie, FL, and to serve as Pastor at St. Timothy Lutheran Church in Lombard, IL. Below is my letter I read yesterday at Faith and sent to each of the other congregations on my decision. Call-Decision-St.-Timothy-Lombard-Christ-Port.-St.-Lucie ..read more

Beers & Bibles. Wisdom & Virtue. There are not enough good men…become one. Join Pastor Hendrix at Bodihow Brewery here in Oregon every other Thursday at 6:30pm beginning February 8 for this study on Wisdom and Virtue (from the Latin word for “Man”, vir) from the Book of Proverbs, written by a man God granted with incredible wisdom, King Solomon, but who ultimately let his own wisdom climb too high above other things. Men, let Pastor Hendrix know if you are interested. or text at 608-405-9522. We’ll meet at whatever table is available and large enough for our size of small group ..read more

Real women. Real lives. Real stories of God’s faithfulness. This 6-session Book study for women, led by Carla, will be held at the new Oregon Library every other Thursday at 6:30pm, beginning February 1. About the book: “From alcoholism to postpartum depression to cancer, twelve different women share the story of God’s faithfulness in their lives for the consolation of their sisters in Christ. Each session begins with a scripture reading followed by a narrative of an individual woman’s real-life story. Eight study questions, designed for both personal and group study, help the reader apply th ..read more

Come learn about us on Sunday, February 4 at 4pm! Register here! We’re opening a new school in Oregon, WI! Our goal is to create an education to “lift up hearts” (sursum corda in Latin). We are looking for families to be a part of the first core group and cohort for the school, as well as patrons who want to provide more opportunities for Christian education for youth. Hear from our Headmaster, Pastor Jeff Hendrix, who will share the philosophy behind classical education, what it means for students to be free to discover what is true, good, and beautiful, and what motivates us to ..read more