All Places Together

Summers are meant for exploring during the day and conversation on the porch at night. Pastor Sarah Lyon Hess, the Director of Sales, Marketing, and Communication for Caroline Furnace, shares how conversations in these places have shaped her relationship with God. Through it all we are reminded how central relationships are to understanding God’s love for us and presence in our lives. 

Connecting with Caroline Furnace:

All Places Together (APT) is a non-geographic community, based in Virginia. APT seeks to gather individuals who are searching for God in the wilderness of life, individuals who deeply want to connect to something beyond themselves, and individuals who believe the love of Jesus is embodied in all of God’s diverse creation.

Thank you to our Mission Partners: Virginia Synod (www.vasynod.org) and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (www.elca.org).

To give to All Places Together, visit our website: http://www.allplacestogether.org/ Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button "Give to All Places Together". This will take you to the APT giving page. Enter your contribution amount to the basket and follow the instructions to check out!

Water and fire are opposites and also have so much in common. They are essential to our daily life and also can threaten our lives as well. Pastor Drew Tucker, chaplain of Capital University and Trinity Seminary, unpacks his spiritual experiences both in, around, and through fire.

All Places Together (APT) is a non-geographic community, based in Virginia. APT seeks to gather individuals who are searching for God in the wilderness of life, individuals who deeply want to connect to something beyond themselves, and individuals who believe the love of Jesus is embodied in all of God’s diverse creation.

Thank you to our Mission Partners: Virginia Synod (www.vasynod.org) and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (www.elca.org).

To give to All Places Together, visit our website: http://www.allplacestogether.org/ Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button "Give to All Places Together". This will take you to the APT giving page. Enter your contribution amount to the basket and follow the instructions to check out!

Author and activist Elle Dowd is at All Places Together this week to talk about the holy and life changing work of abolition, the process of building a world where everyone has what they need. Learn along with Pastor Colleen as Elle shares her personal experience, her biblical knowledge, and her hope for the world. 

We’re in the process of creating a finale of this favorite places series. We are specifically looking for stories about spiritual experiences that happened on interstates. If you have a story to tell, please email me [email protected] and Pastor Colleen get in touch about how you can record with us!

To get in touch with Elle and to keep up with updates,  you can visit her website www.elledowd.com and subscribe to her newsletter.

All Places Together (APT) is a non-geographic community, based in Virginia. APT seeks to gather individuals who are searching for God in the wilderness of life, individuals who deeply want to connect to something beyond themselves, and individuals who believe the love of Jesus is embodied in all of God’s diverse creation.

Thank you to our Mission Partners: Virginia Synod (www.vasynod.org) and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (www.elca.org).

To give to All Places Together, visit our website: http://www.allplacestogether.org/ Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button "Give to All Places Together". This will take you to the APT giving page. Enter your contribution amount to the basket and follow the instructions to check out!

It is often said that the devil is in the details. But in this week’s episode Pastor Ryan Fitch tells stories about how God is in the details. Specifically in the details of creation. And as Job says in Job 12:7-8, the details of creation will teach you. This episode was recorded at Camp Lutherlyn. 

You can learn more about Camp Lutherlyn on their website: https://www.lutherlyn.com/ and find them on Facebook at Camp Lutherlyn.

All Places Together (APT) is a non-geographic community, based in Virginia. APT seeks to gather individuals who are searching for God in the wilderness of life, individuals who deeply want to connect to something beyond themselves, and individuals who believe the love of Jesus is embodied in all of God’s diverse creation.

Thank you to our Mission Partners: Virginia Synod (www.vasynod.org) and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (www.elca.org).

To give to All Places Together, visit our website: http://www.allplacestogether.org/ Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button "Give to All Places Together". This will take you to the APT giving page. Enter your contribution amount to the basket and follow the instructions to check out!

Can a place be both a favorite and not favorite? According to Deacon Julie Stecker, yes it can! On this week’s episode, Julie shares about how her home is both one of her favorite places and not a favorite either and how God is in the middle of it all.

All Places Together (APT) is a non-geographic community, based in Virginia. APT seeks to gather individuals who are searching for God in the wilderness of life, individuals who deeply want to connect to something beyond themselves, and individuals who believe the love of Jesus is embodied in all of God’s diverse creation.

Thank you to our Mission Partners: Virginia Synod (www.vasynod.org) and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (www.elca.org).

To give to All Places Together, visit our website: http://www.allplacestogether.org/ Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button "Give to All Places Together". This will take you to the APT giving page. Enter your contribution amount to the basket and follow the instructions to check out!

Fifteen years ago Pastor Colleen was stuck in the middle of a classroom debate. Unsure of how to defend what her heart was saying, she stayed in the middle. Since then, she has grown in love and understanding to be able to say that all people are made in the image of God.

All Places Together (APT) is a non-geographic community, based in Virginia. APT seeks to gather individuals who are searching for God in the wilderness of life, individuals who deeply want to connect to something beyond themselves, and individuals who believe the love of Jesus is embodied in all of God’s diverse creation.

Thank you to our Mission Partners: Virginia Synod (www.vasynod.org) and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (www.elca.org).

To give to All Places Together, visit our website: http://www.allplacestogether.org/ Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button "Give to All Places Together". This will take you to the APT giving page. Enter your contribution amount to the basket and follow the instructions to check out!

This week's episode takes the series of talking about our favorite places in the opposite direction! Pastor Colleen shares about one of her least favorite places and how she heard God there. May this be an affirmation that God is truly with us wherever we are, even when it isn't our favorite place. 

All Places Together (APT) is a non-geographic community, based in Virginia. APT seeks to gather individuals who are searching for God in the wilderness of life, individuals who deeply want to connect to something beyond themselves, and individuals who believe the love of Jesus is embodied in all of God’s diverse creation.

Thank you to our Mission Partners: Virginia Synod (www.vasynod.org) and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (www.elca.org).

To give to All Places Together, visit our website: http://www.allplacestogether.org/ And scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button "Give to All Places Together". This will take you to the giving portal of the Virginia ELCA. Scroll to "All Places Together" under "Gifts for God's Mission" to enter your contribution amount!

The Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New Jersey is a treasured place for multiple generations of Jessie Edelman-O'Brien's family. In this week's episode, she shares stories from her growing years as well as her hopes about bringing her wife on this year's adventure. Through it all, trusting that God is there, even when it doesn't quite feel like it. All Places Together (APT) is a non-geographic community, based in Virginia. APT seeks to gather individuals who are searching for God in the wilderness of life, individuals who deeply want to connect to something beyond themselves, and individuals who believe the love of Jesus is embodied in all of God’s diverse creation.

From now until they are gone, stickers will be mailed to everyone who shares a gift of $5 or more with All Places Together. Send a screenshot of your receipt to [email protected] with your mailing address! You can give by going to www.allplacestogether.org and then scrolling to the bottom where it says Give to All Places Together. You’ll be redirected to our giving platform from there. Our giving platform is managed by the Virginia Synod. You’ll want to look under Gifts for God’s Mission -> All Places Together.

To give to All Places Together, visit our website: http://www.allplacestogether.org/ Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button "Give to All Places Together". This will take you to the APT giving page. Enter your contribution amount to the basket and follow the instructions to check out!

Cedric Wilson gathers with All Places Together and shares powerful stories about one of his favorite places, his childhood home. His family nurtured a safe space for him and his brother to grow in, especially as they navigated a move from a Black neighborhood to one that was predominantly white. As a father and husband now, he strives to create the same safe space for all who enter his family's home.

Find Cedric at http://seekingwellnesscs.com/

Details for how to get your All Places Together Sticker!

-Make a donation of $5 or more. Send a screenshot of your receipt to [email protected] with your mailing address! You can give by going to www.allplacestogether.org Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button "Give to All Places Together". This will take you to the APT giving page. Enter your contribution amount to the basket and follow the instructions to check out! 

-Remix a Reel of All Places Together and share it on your Instagram. Send your mailing address in a DM on Insta.

-Be entered in a drawing for a sticker by sharing a post on your social feeds and tagging @AllPlacesTogether and using #allplacestogether on Facebook. . 1 share = 1 entry. Drawing on July 1! We’ll draw 3 winners!

All Places Together (APT) is a non-geographic community, based in Virginia. APT seeks to gather individuals who are searching for God in the wilderness of life, individuals who deeply want to connect to something beyond themselves, and individuals who believe the love of Jesus is embodied in all of God’s diverse creation.

Thank you to our Mission Partners: Virginia Synod (www.vasynod.org) and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (www.elca.org).

To give to All Places Together, visit our website: http://www.allplacestogether.org/ Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button "Give to All Places Together". This will take you to the APT giving page. Enter your contribution amount to the basket and follow the instructions to check out!

The murder of the Emanuel 9 in Charleston, SC six years ago was a turning point for Pastor Colleen. In this episode, she shares her story of that night and two weeks that followed, she confesses her white privilege and invites deeper reflection on how Jesus leads us into the work of anti-racism.

All Places Together (APT) is a non-geographic community, based in Virginia. APT seeks to gather individuals who are searching for God in the wilderness of life, individuals who deeply want to connect to something beyond themselves, and individuals who believe the love of Jesus is embodied in all of God’s diverse creation.

Thank you to our Mission Partners: Virginia Synod (www.vasynod.org) and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (www.elca.org).

To give to All Places Together, visit our website: http://www.allplacestogether.org/ Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button "Give to All Places Together". This will take you to the APT giving page. Enter your contribution amount to the basket and follow the instructions to check out!