How to die well – an Easter story - Forest Park Review

How to die well – an Easter story - Forest Park Review

I became the pastor of the white stucco church on Dixon Street called St. Paul Lutheran Church in 1982. The congregation had been declining in membership as the demographics of Forest Park were changing and, as usually happens with new pastors, my arrival became the occasion for renewed hope. The hope was that this young, energetic pastor would turn things around and the membership list would grow. Well, the congregation did grow, not in size bu…