Current and past members gathered at Kinsmen to honor the 50th anniversary of the...
Peter and Shawn Abt attend Kinsmen Lutheran Church's 50th anniversary celebration the weekend of Feb. 26, 2022.For the Hanson family, being active members of Kinsmen Lutheran Church has been a multigenerational experience.
Over the weekend of Feb. 26, the Hansons, along with other current and past members of the church, gathered at Kinsmen to honor the 50th anniversary of the church’s formal organization.Foundation for the futureSenior Pastor Beth Warpmaeker said the theme reflects why Kinsmen wants to celebrate its history not only within the church, but the surrounding community as well.
The group initially met for worship in the home of founding Pastor John Harpel and other members’ residences. Kinsmen broke ground on a new sanctuary in June of 1976 and held its first worship service in the new facility on Easter Sunday the following year.During the “building season,” the Kinsmen bid farewell to the founding pastor and welcomed new ones as the congregation grew. The church also constructed its Education and Administration Building in 1980.Some of her fondest memories at Kinsmen stem from playing in the handbell choir. At the time she joined, she was the youngest in the group.
Among those charitable community organizations is Northwest Assistance Ministries, a nonprofit whose mission is to provide assistance for families in need. Kinsmen became one of the founding congregations of NAM during the building season. One major milestone was the introduction of Camp Hope, a summer day camp program that is not only attend by, but also run by, youth.Andrew was an avid participator in the program, at first as a camper, then support staff, and eventually paid staff. Working now as an engineering manager, Andrew believes he wouldn’t have considered management without the leadership opportunities he had through Camp Hope.
Kinsmen established a new tradition during this time: its Thanksgiving feast and run when each year, the church provides free Thanksgiving meals to hundreds of people in the community. Abt has been actively involved in church affairs through committees and leadership positions, including as the immediate past president of the church council.“We evaluated and investigated several factors that would influence our decision on what we thought the vision should be going forward including the changing demographics in the area, the changing socioeconomic background of the people that lived in the vicinity of the church, the changing demographics of our congregation,” he said.
“The theme that keeps coming up again and again for me is ‘for such a time as this’ God was preparing us,” she said.
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