Lutheran Family Service News
Posted on March 20, 2024
by Amy Hull, LISW
Amy brings over 20 years of counseling experience to the team providing individual, couple, and family therapy. She specializes in helping people with anxiety, depression, anger, stress, grief, relationship issues, bipolar and mood disorders, life transitions, and couples experiencing marital issues.
Life Advocacy
Posted on April 14, 2023
by Kim Laube
On Tuesday, April 11, oral arguments were heard by the Iowa Supreme Court in the case of Planned Parenthood vs. Reynolds regarding abortion restriction. This important case involves the heartbeat law passed by the Iowa Legislature and signed by Governor Reynolds in 2018. The heartbeat law banned little boys and girls in the womb if a heartbeat was detectable. Sadly, the law was immediately enjoined by the court not allowing it to be enforced.
Giving
Posted on October 31, 2022
by Lutheran Family Service
Because our society and culture continue to drift away from Christianity, the word “Lutheran” can be intimidating. We don’t want to keep women from seeking us out for any reason – most especially something as simple as our name!
With this in mind, Lutheran Family Service launched Many Hearts Unplanned Pregnancy Support this spring. As to budgetary needs, Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lone Rock was the earliest to answer the call with a distribution from their congregational endowment.
Mental Health
Posted on March 15, 2022
by Jamie McWade, LMHC
Under the best of circumstances, losing a loved leads to a rollercoaster of emotion creating natural and normal responses such as feeling down and depressed, anger, denial, bargaining, and acceptance. While these are normal in any circumstance of grief, the pandemic has influenced our grieving process significantly.
Life Advocacy
Posted on February 17, 2022
by Kim Laube
Life advocacy is an important part of the Lutheran Family Service ministry as God calls us to defend the value of life in all stages, ages, and conditions from fertilization to natural death. And, it is our goal to help you do the same in your congregation, community, and voting booth.
Life Advocacy
Posted on June 16, 2020
The 2020 Iowa legislative session was quite different given its interruption and significant focus on COVID-19 issues and impacts. Lutheran Family Service began the year preparing to build support toward passage of the Protect Life Constitutional Amendment.
Life Advocacy
Posted on June 12, 2020
The Protect Life Amendment, drafted, polled, and expertly scrutinized following a rouge Iowa judge’s decision to declare a right to abortion was “found” within our Iowa Constitution, is in eminent danger of dying in the Iowa House of Representatives. Your actions now will make the difference.
