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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...