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Press Release
November 13, 2007 : Program for homeless men to re-open in the mission's sanctuary. more
February 22, 2005: Central City Lutheran Mission to Host
H Street Clinic Awards Ceremony. more
News Letter
Summer 2007, Vol. 2, No. 2: Miracle on H Street . more
Spring 2007, Vol. 2, No. 1: Youth Peace Keepers Working at CCLM. more
Printed Word
2007
Combined effort leads to clinic's opening 06/16/07
SAN BERNARDINO - As Pastor David Kalke surveyed an eatery bustling with leaders and supporters of his unconventional downtown mission, he couldn't help but be struck by the irony.
Low-cost clinic open to aid poor 06/15/07
SAN BERNARDINO - SAN BERNARDINO - Health care is a dream in poverty pockets of the city. But a local church and a handful of public and private partners are taking a step to change that.
2006
Church still unorthodox 10/03/06
SAN BERNARDINO - As Pastor David Kalke surveyed an eatery bustling with leaders and supporters of his unconventional downtown mission, he couldn't help but be struck by the irony.
SB Mission launches book 08/11/06
SAN BERNARDINO - The crackling jump rope falls limp to the concrete. Bouncing teens grow still. Smiling faces turn grave. It is time for art. Art, it is said, is life, and around here life is hard. Alex Avila dives into an a cappella rap, the kids become his chorus.
Mural rises for slain boy 07/21/06
SAN BERNARDINO - Like remaining members of a tightly knit clan, dozens of young people drew on the energy of their fallen friend, reprising his hyperkinetic dance moves atop a tile chancel in the church where he honed his skills and whose wall his smiling image now graces.
Groups Rally for City's Help 06/20/06
SAN BERNARDINO - Jobs, programs and resources are desperately needed for the city's youth, said teens and community leaders at a rally outside City Hall on Monday afternoon.
Capturing Martin Luther King Jr.'s spirit 01/16/2006
SAN BERNARDINO - They sang. They rapped. They prayed. They hoped.
In a city suffering from frighteningly high levels of violence, they turned to a champion of peace from decades ago to provide a road map to the future.
Pastor is passionate about urban support 01/14/2006
In and rambling stucco mission you'll find him, surrounded by mural-covered walls exploding with primary colors. The Rev. David Kalke of the Central City Lutheran Mission is in the back, chatting with kids shooting hoops near the San Bernardino mission's driveway. He's here with the people who find strength in the worship services, kindness in the human services.
2005
Raw truth 12/07/2005
SAN BERNARDINO - In a city haunted by gangs, drugs and weapons - where bullets kill children - distraught youngsters sometimes pick up pens, pencils or paints to sort out their feelings.
Violence wounds grieving city's soul 12/2005
The city's soul has been exposed with seven homicides in such a short time.
San Bernardino already was California's city with the second-highest crime rate and the nation's 13th. That seems to be the only thing the city's mayoral candidates can agree on.
Diversity Week speaker shares life story to inspire others 11/2005
Diversity week guest speaker Alex Avila has had more than his fair share of hard knocks. And that, he said, is what allows him to speak to people from all backgrounds.
Edgy Christianity 08/20/2005
Gone are the days when Christians met only on Sunday mornings in a radiant chapel filled with the breath of organ pipes. More ministries are meeting wherever there is a need in tattoo shops, kung-fu classes and church halls with country-western themes.
Immersed in urban issues 08/11/2005
Thursday, August 11, 2005 - SAN BERNARDINO - After almost a year studying in England and Turkey, Alex Fel dt brought his studies to the Central City Lutheran Mission, a well-known ministry to the city's poor.
Health worker fights on 05/01/2005
Clara Omogbai saw the human toll taken by HIV and AIDS, ignorance and stigma in her native Nigeria. She learned how to fight all four in the United States, and she's putting that knowledge to work in San Bernardino.
Omogbai is public health coordinator for Central City Lutheran Mission's...
Mission of caring uninterrupted by uncertain future 04/16/2005
The dozen or so men who had called an oaken pew their bed overnight were still wiping sleep from bleary eyes and patting down haystack hair when morning services began at Central City Lutheran Mission.
2004
Faith Notes: News from the pulpit & pews 12/9/2004
According to an AP report, an urban ministry in San Bernardino, California, that aids the poor and homeless had its official recognition removed by Lutheran Church officials in a dispute over an associate pastor who is in a lesbian relationship.
Synod reprimands SB pastor 12/8/2004
Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - SAN BERNARDINO -- The Rev. David Kalke knows he broke church policy when he hired a lesbian, Jennifer Mason, in April as associate pastor of Central City Lutheran Mission.
Northland's gay community responds to challenges with pride 12/8/2004
Gays and lesbians had to watch as their lifestyle and marriages became divisive issues in the November election.
Synod denies request for mission 12/6/2004
The Central City Lutheran Mission in San Bernardino will not be reinstated as a congregation within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Reaching out on World AIDS Day 12/6/2004
SAN BERNARDINO - Registered nurse Rhonda Smith knows there are many people who are either unable or unwilling to seek out medical care on their own.
MINISTRY PUNISHED FOR LESBIAN PASTOR 12/6/2004
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) - An urban ministry that aids the poor and homeless had its official recognition removed by Lutheran church officials in a dispute over an associate pastor who is in a lesbian relationship.
Ministry punished for lesbian pastor 12/5/2004
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- An urban ministry that aids the poor and homeless had its official recognition removed by Lutheran church officials in a dispute over an associate pastor who is in a lesbian relationship.
HIV-positive speaker shares esperiences 12/5/2004
SAN BERNARDINO - Evelyn Hernandez-Valentino had been married two months when her husband received the news: He was HIV-positive.
Lutheran congregation striped of status 12/4/2004
San Bernardino, CA, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The Pacifica Lutheran Synod has revoked a San Bernardino, Calif, mission's congregational status because its pastor is in a committed lesbian relationship.
San Bernardino Lutheran Mission loses it's sanction over gay pastor 12/4/2004
The Central City Lutheran Mission in San Bernardino, an urban ministry that serves the poor and homeless, has been stripped of its official recognition because it installed an associate pastor who is in a committed lesbian relationship.
Pastor says Lutheran church in San Bernardino targeted over lesbian issue 12/4/2004
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - An urban ministry that aids the poor and homeless had its official recognition removed in a dispute involving an associate pastor who is in a committed lesbian relationship.
Lutheran pastor says SoCal church targeted over lesbian issue 12/2004
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. A San Bernardino Lutheran ministry that aids the poor and homeless had its official recognition removed in a dispute involving an associate pastor who is in a committed lesbian relationship.
Mission offers helping hand 12/3/2004
SAN BERNARDINO - World AIDS Day came and went and Larry Brown barely noticed - he was too busy living with the virus that can lead to the disorder.
Return of Lutheran group status sought 12/3/2004
Central City Lutheran Mission supporters said they plan to ask a regional body of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to restore the San Bernardino ministry to congregational status Saturday.
ELCA Communication Officer, Others, Respond To TV Ad Rejection 12/3/2004
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- In the wake of the CBS and NBC television networks' refusal to air an advertisement from the United Church of Christ (UCC), communication officers from several religious denominations and...
Free-speech rights backed 11/30/2004
SAN BERNARDINO - They even debated the parameters of the debate.
Wind, cold grip Inland area 11/29/2004
Gusty winds buffeted the Inland region Monday as plummeting temperatures led to frost warnings and crowds at area homeless shelters.
Homeless shelter prepares for winter 10/22/2004
Leaders of a San Bernardino church mission are racing to reopen a refuge for the homeless before winter returns in full force.
But this year, officials at Central City Lutheran Mission don't expect to have to fight City Hall to do it.
Federal changes made on faith 8/22/2004
President Bush has made sweeping use of his executive powers to advance faith-based initiatives without legislative approval, according to a report by the...
Lutheran Mission to host prostate cancer program 7/28/2004
Awareness and education for the one of the deadliest cancers found in black men 45 and older are the central focus of a prostate cancer program and screening at the H Street Community Clinic Thursday...
A mission hires a minister the church once removed from its ordained roster 4/19/2004
SAN BERNARDINO - Two years after the Rev. Dr. Jennifer Mason was ousted as a pastor for being openly gay, she has found a church in San Bernardino where her lesbian love life won't get her in trouble.
New health clinic to serve poor area 4/17/2004
SAN BERNARDINO - The Central City Lutheran Mission will celebrate its latest community service project starting at 2 p.m. today with the grand opening...
