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| "Celebrate the Goddess" says the ELCA church sign. |
ELCA 'herchurch' in San Francisco promotes 'goddess' worship, features 'resident witch'
Church aims to 'deconstruct Christianity and other patriarchal religions'
A Lutheran church in San Francisco that was founded nearly 150 years ago now worships a “goddess” and has a “resident witch” on staff.
Formerly known as Ebenezer Lutheran Church, “herchurch" is a congregation within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), and is part of the progressive denomination’s Sierra Pacific Synod, which consists of approximately 180 “worshipping communities” across Northern California and Northern Nevada, according to its website.
Founded by Swedish immigrants in 1882, Ebenezer Lutheran changed its name to “herchurch” around 2007, when its membership was around 115 congregants, according to a cached version of the ELCA website.
A copy of the church’s “liturgy of the divine feminine” states the service’s objective of “honoring the ancient mother” Julian of Norwich, who is widely recognized as the first woman to publish a book in the English language.
The church has over 100 pieces of feminine-focused artwork on display, including one profane piece described as a “bisexual love letter to vulvas” featuring female genitalia.
CP reached out to ELCA for comment on herchurch’s status in the denomination. This story will be updated if a response is received.
Over the last decade, the ELCA has experienced a considerable decline in membership amid growing ecclesiastical and doctrinal divides between member congregations. In 2013, the ELCA reportedly had over 3.9 million members. The figure dropped to around 3.3 million members by the end of 2020. The most recent figures show a membership of fewer than 3 million members. [GJ - ELCA started on 1-1-1988] with 5.3 members, so the total loss of membership is close to 50%.]
WELS Fun Is Posted Below - No Repentance
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| The graphic above is an obvious fake. No one would have the annual WELS pope dress in drag at a Lutheran seminary, would they? |
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A WELS pastor and council members participated in cross-dressing and children helping out. The photographs were proudly posted on the Net for an extended period of time.  |
