2021 Lutherans For Life Regional Conferences – God Chose You
Lutherans For Life regional conferences allow our team to come directly to you with the For Life Gospel message. These gatherings are wonderful times spent together where we can provide valuable information and encouragement to you, your community, and the life-affirming work you are engaged in.
Please check the schedule below to see if you can make our final conference for 2021 on November 13 in Conover, North Carolina. We’re excited to see you there!
“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit.” (John 15:16)
2021 LFL Regional Conferences Exhibitor Registration Form (PDF)
NOVEMBER 13 – St. John’s Lutheran Church, Conover, North Carolina – REGISTRATION LINK/Conover
Conover Conference Speakers:
Dr. Kim Marxhausen is a Lutheran educator with a doctorate in Educational Psychology. She has authored three books, and she writes the Parent Pages newsletter for LCMS School Ministry as well as a parenting and devotional blog. She will present “God Chose You: The Caregiver’s Journey” based on her personal experience as a caregiver for two loved ones with dementia that provided the inspiration for her book, Weary Joy.
Rev. Michael Salemink serves as Executive Director of Mission and Ministry for Lutherans For Life. He will present “God Chose You.” We’ll explore how God chooses every one of us into existence, chooses each human life into forgiveness, and chooses all members of our race into making a difference. And we’ll witness how nobody’s an accident or an afterthought!
Dr. Donna Harrison is a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist currently serving as Executive Director of the American Association of Prolife Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG). She will speak on “Over the Counter Abortion”. The end game for the abortion industry is to make every woman her own abortionist. This is close to happening. What does OTC abortion mean for us?
Registration 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Conference 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Download 2021 Conover LFL Regional Conference Bulletin Insert
Download 2021 Conover LFL Regional Conference Poster
Conover, North Carolina Hotels:
Holiday Inn Express
104 10th St NW
Conover, NC 28613
828-465-7070
5 Minutes/2.6 miles
Hilton Garden Inn
1320 17th St. Dr. SE,
Hickory, NC 28602
888-389-4121
13 minutes/8.4 miles
Hampton Inn Hickory
1956 13th Ave Dr SE
Hickory, NC 28602
828-624-2000
11 minutes/8.7 miles
Courtyard Inn by Marriott Hickory
1946 13th Ave Dr SE
Hickory, NC 28602
828-267-2100
11 minutes/8.7 miles
Previous 2021 LFL Regional Conferences
AUGUST 21 – Faith Community Lutheran Church, Summerlin (Las Vegas), Nevada
Summerlin/Las Vegas Conference Speakers:
Dr. Kim Marxhausen is a Lutheran educator with a doctorate in Educational Psychology. She has authored three books, and she writes the Parent Pages newsletter for LCMS School Ministry as well as a parenting and devotional blog. She will present “God Chose You: The Caregiver’s Journey” based on her personal experience as a caregiver for two loved ones with dementia that provided the inspiration for her book, Weary Joy.
Rev. Scott Licht is the Executive Director of Finance and Operations for Lutherans For Life. He is also the pastor at Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huxley, Iowa. He will speak on “God Chose You” as he shares how God chose you—and you—and you—regardless of your age, stage, ability, past, present, or future. He will especially consider victims and those who are vulnerable to human trafficking.
Patti Smith is a native of Southern California currently living in Huntington Beach. She is a wife, mother, grandmother, and retired professional employment recruiter. She is an active volunteer for LFL including being a Life Team Leader and speaker. She serves as a sidewalk counselor with 40 Days for Life and much more. In her talk, “Shaking the Family Tree,” Patti tells her life journey as a rape conceived and adopted woman of faith.
Download 2021 Las Vegas LFL Regional Conference Booklet (PDF)
OCTOBER 16 – Living Word Free Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls Conference Speakers:
Dr. Kim Marxhausen is a Lutheran educator with a doctorate in Educational Psychology. She has authored three books, and she writes the Parent Pages newsletter for LCMS School Ministry as well as a parenting and devotional blog. She will present “God Chose You: The Caregiver’s Journey” based on her personal experience as a caregiver for two loved ones with dementia that provided the inspiration for her book, Weary Joy.
Rev. B. Keith Haney is Assistant to the President for Missions, Human Care, and Stewardship for the Iowa West District of the LCMS. He has served multiple congregations and the Northern Illinois District. He writes a blog to encourage believers in their faith journey and non-believers to explore difficult faith issues. He will speak on the “Critical Race Theory” and how it relates to our Christian Witness.
Dr. Donna Harrison is a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist currently serving as Executive Director of the American Association of Prolife Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG). She will speak on “Over the Counter Abortion”. The end game for the abortion industry is to make every woman her own abortionist. This is close to happening. What does OTC abortion mean for us?
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Download 2021 Sioux Falls LFL Regional Conference Booklet
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What others are saying about Lutherans for Life Conferences:
“So much practical, inspiring information we can use to provide confidence in sharing the pro-life message.”
“This was my very first conference. I have been telling everyone how wonderful it was.”
“I was moved by the dedication of those present to champion LIFE and to give God the glory. The workshops were informative and helpful. It was worthwhile!!!!”
“This conference was excellent … Thanks for all the planning and thought put into this conference. Well done.”
“It was my first time in attendance at a national LFL conference. How wonderful to know that we have Christian people with such a wealth of knowledge on these important matters.”
Past Lutherans for Life Conference themes:
2019 LFL National Conference: “Did God really say … ?”
2018 LFL National Conference: From Age to Age the Same
2017 LFL National Conference: Hope for Life
2016 LFL National Conference: Here We Stand
2015 LFL National Conference: Created – Redeemed – Called